Pupphavagga ⧸ Gāthā 48
Pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ
Atittaṃ yeva kāmesu antako kurute vasaṃ
Atittaṃ yeva kāmesu antako kurute vasaṃ
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Flowers ⧸ Verse 48
A man who culleth flowers
With mind distraught
The Ender subjugates
While yet with lusts unsatisfied.
With mind distraught
The Ender subjugates
While yet with lusts unsatisfied.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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