Religion
Psalms of the Brethren CV: Malitavambha
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
Religion
Where I am straitened let me never dwell,
Let me go thence, if life too pleasant prove.
Ne’er will the man with eyes to see abide
Where aught may hinder in the quest supreme.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CV: Malitavambha.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/104/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CV: Malitavambha.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/104/.
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