Religion
Psalms of the Brethren XIV: Sivaka
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
Religion
The teacher spake me thus: Sivaka, hence
Let’s go I’ Here in the town my body dwells;
My thoughts are to the forest gone. So thus,
Prostrated though I be, yet do I go.
No bond is there for those who understand.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XIV: Sivaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/13/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XIV: Sivaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/13/.
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