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Psalms of the Brethren CXXI: Uttara
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
There is no life that lasteth evermore,
Nor permanence in things from causes come.
They are reborn, the factors of our life,
Thereafter they dissolve and die away.
Since this the evil claiming all my thought,
Sooth am I one who doth not seek to be.
Detached from all that worldly aims commend,
Of th’ intoxicants have I now made an end.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXXI: Uttara.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/120/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXXI: Uttara.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/120/.
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