Pupphavagga ⧸ Gāthā 47
Pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ
Suttaṃ gāmaṃ mahogho va maccu ādāya gacchati
Suttaṃ gāmaṃ mahogho va maccu ādāya gacchati
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Flowers ⧸ Verse 47
A man who culleth flowers
With mind distraught
Doth Death bear off
As a flood the sleeping village.
With mind distraught
Doth Death bear off
As a flood the sleeping village.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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