Dhammapada

Tanhavagga ⧸ Gāthā 343

Tasiṇāya purakkhatā pajā parisappanti saso va bādhito
Tasmā tasiṇaṃ vinodaya bhikkhu ākaṅkhī virāgamattano

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Thirst ⧸ Verse 343

Encircled with craving,
people hop round & around
like a rabbit caught in a snare.
So a monk
should dispel craving,
should aspire to dispassion
for himself.
English translation © 1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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