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Psalms of the Brethren CLXX: Anganika-Bharadvaja
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
Purity without principle my quest,
When in the grove I fostered sacred fire.
Painful the penances I wrought for heaven,
All ignorant of purity’s true path.
This happiness by happy ways is won —
O see the seemly order of the Norm!
The threefold wisdom have I gotten now,
And all the Buddha’s ordinance is done.
Once but a son of brahmins born was I;
To-day I stand brahmin in very deed,
Versed in the triple lore and graduate,
By sacramental bathing consecrate.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLXX: Anganika-Bharadvaja.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/169/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLXX: Anganika-Bharadvaja.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/169/.
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