Tanhavagga ⧸ Gāthā 334
Manujassa pamattacārino taṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya
So palavati hurāhuraṃ phalamicchaṃ va vanasmiṃ vānaro
So palavati hurāhuraṃ phalamicchaṃ va vanasmiṃ vānaro
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Thirst ⧸ Verse 334
When a person lives heedlessly,
his craving grows like a creeping vine.
He runs now here
& now there,
as if looking for fruit:
a monkey in the forest.
his craving grows like a creeping vine.
He runs now here
& now there,
as if looking for fruit:
a monkey in the forest.
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