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Psalms of the Brethren CXLVI: Punnamasa
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
All the five Hindrances that bar the way
Against the safe, sure peace I put aside.
The mirror of the holy Norm I grasped: —
The knowing and the seeing what we are —
So I reflected on this grouped frame
Within and eke without, and I beheld
How, whether it was mine or not of me,
The body empty [is and vanity].
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXLVI: Punnamasa.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/145/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXLVI: Punnamasa.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/145/.
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