Religion
Psalms of the Brethren CXXIX: Gotama
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
At ease they sleep, the wise and pure, who ne’er
Are bound to womankind, for these must aye
Be kept ’neath watch and ward, and among them
’Tis ever hard to learn the truth of things.
War to the knife with thee, O lust, we’ve waged.
Now are we quit and free of debt to thee.
Now fare we onward to that Going-out,
Where at our journey’s end we weep no more.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXXIX: Gotama.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/128/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXXIX: Gotama.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/128/.
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