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Psalms of the Brethren CLXXVII: Passika
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
Though I alone, ’mong unbelieving kin,
Had faith and wit enough, discerned the Norm
And clove to virtue, this was for their good.
For see! mine own folk, whom for pity’s sake
I took to task, roused and rebuked by me,
Through their affection and their piety
Constrained, towards the Brethren wrought good work.
They who are now gone hence, ending this span,
They reap much happiness among the gods.
Brothers of mine are there, my mother too,
Fain for the pleasures that they now enjoy.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLXXVII: Passika.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/176/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CLXXVII: Passika.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/176/.
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