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
Surely, even as a man
possessed with longings,
gathers the flowers of passion,
one whose desires are unsatisfied,
deaths power holds him.
possessed with longings,
gathers the flowers of passion,
one whose desires are unsatisfied,
deaths power holds him.
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