Nirayavagga ⧸ Gāthā 312
Yaṃ kiñci sithilaṃ kammaṃ saṃkiliṭṭhaṃ ca yaṃ vataṃ
Saṅkassaraṃ brahmacariyaṃ na taṃ hoti mahapphalaṃ
Saṅkassaraṃ brahmacariyaṃ na taṃ hoti mahapphalaṃ
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The Downward Course ⧸ Verse 312
Every perfunctory deed and vow corrupt
And faltering chastity, is no great fruit.
And faltering chastity, is no great fruit.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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