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Psalms of the Brethren CXLIII: Sobhita
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
A bhikkhu mindful, gifted with insight,
With strenuous effort strongly set to work,
Have I [the infinite past] recalled to mind:
Five hundred ages in a single night.
O let the Onsets Four of mindfulness
My study be, the Seven, the noble Eight!
For I [the infinite past] have called to mind:
Five hundred ages in a single night.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXLIII: Sobhita.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/142/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXLIII: Sobhita.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/142/.
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