Appamadavagga ⧸ Gāthā 28
Pamādaṃ appamādena yadā nudati paṇḍito
Paññāpāsādamāruyha asoko sokiniṃ pajaṃ
Pabbataṭṭho va bhummaṭṭhe dhīro bāle avekkhati
Paññāpāsādamāruyha asoko sokiniṃ pajaṃ
Pabbataṭṭho va bhummaṭṭhe dhīro bāle avekkhati
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On Earnestness ⧸ Verse 28
When one who’s wise does drive away heedlessness by heedfulness,
having ascended wisdom’s tower steadfast, one surveys the fools, griefless, views the grieving folk,
as mountaineer does those below.
having ascended wisdom’s tower steadfast, one surveys the fools, griefless, views the grieving folk,
as mountaineer does those below.
English translation by Ven. Weragoda Sarada Maha Thero. For free distribution only.
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