Dhammapada

Maggavagga ⧸ Gāthā 289

Etamatthavasaṃ ñatvā paṇḍito sīlasaṃvuto
Nibbāṇagamanaṃ maggaṃ khippameva visodhaye

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The Way ⧸ Verse 289

Conscious
of this compelling reason,
the wise man, restrained by virtue,
should make the path pure
— right away —
that goes all the way to Unbinding.
English translation © 1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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