Religion
Psalms of the Brethren XVII: Dasaka
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
Religion
Who waxes slothful and in diet gross,
Given to sleep and rolling as he lies,
Like a great hog with provender replete—
The dolt comes hack again, again to birth.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XVII: Dasaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/16/.
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Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XVII: Dasaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/16/.
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