Religion
Psalms of the Brethren CLVI: Khitaka
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
Whose heart stands like a rock, and swayeth not,
Void of all lust for things that lust beget,
And all unshaken in a shifting world?
To heart thus trained, whence shall come aught of ill?
My heart stands like a rock, and swayeth not,
Void of all lust for things that lust beget,
And all unshaken in a shifting world.
My heart thus trained— whence shall come ill to me?
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLVI: Khitaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/155/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLVI: Khitaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/155/.
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