Religion
Psalms of the Brethren XCVII: Tissa
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
Religion
Renouncing costly vessels wrought in bronze,
In gold and lac, I grasped this earthen bowl.
The second time was I anointed then.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XCVII: Tissa.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/96/.
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Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren XCVII: Tissa.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/96/.
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