Religion
Psalms of the Brethren CLII: Sivaka
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
Transient the little houses [of our life],
Built here, built there, again, ever again.
Hunting the house-builder [thus far I come];
Birth is but woe again, ever again.
Thou’rt found, house-maker thou, thou’rt seen at last!
Never again shalt fashion house [for me]!
Broken are all thy walls, shattered thy roofs.
Stayed is the further rise of consciousness;
Blown ’twill be even here to nothingness.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLII: Sivaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/151/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLII: Sivaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/151/.
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