Cittavagga ⧸ Gāthā 41
Aciraṃ vatayaṃ kāyo paṭhaviṃ adhisessati
Chuddho apetaviññāṇo niratthaṃ va kaliṅgaraṃ
Chuddho apetaviññāṇo niratthaṃ va kaliṅgaraṃ
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Thought ⧸ Verse 41
Ere long, alas! this body
On the earth will lie,
Despised, of consciousness bereft,
Een as a useless log.
On the earth will lie,
Despised, of consciousness bereft,
Een as a useless log.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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