Religion
Psalms of the Brethren XXXVI: Kuma’s Son
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
O goodly are the things our ears now hear!
O goodly is the life we here may lead!
O good it is always to lack a house!
Now questioning on things of high import,
Now showing all due thanks and reverence:
Such is the calling of the true recluse,
Of him who owneth naught of anything.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XXXVI: Kuma’s Son.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/35/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XXXVI: Kuma’s Son.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/35/.
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