Tanhavagga ⧸ Gāthā 346
Etaṃ daḷhaṃ bandhanamāhu dhīrā
Ohārinaṃ sithilaṃ duppamuñcaṃ
Etampi chetvāna paribbajanti
Anapekkhino kāmasukhaṃ pahāya
Ohārinaṃ sithilaṃ duppamuñcaṃ
Etampi chetvāna paribbajanti
Anapekkhino kāmasukhaṃ pahāya
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Thirst ⧸ Verse 346
That bond the wise call strong
Which, dragging loose, is hard to untie:
When men have cut this too, they leave the world,
Without cares, renouncing lust and ease.
Which, dragging loose, is hard to untie:
When men have cut this too, they leave the world,
Without cares, renouncing lust and ease.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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