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Psalms of the Brethren XCI: Paripunnaka

by The Brethren of the Theragatha traditionally 6th–3rd century BCE; composition uncertain

Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)

Religion

Never as ’t were some dish of hundred essences,
Could I o’errate what I partook to-day,
When He, the all-seeing Gotama, the Buddha blest,
Himself revealed to me the holy Norm.

MLA

Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XCI: Paripunnaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/90/.

Chicago

Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XCI: Paripunnaka.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/90/.

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