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Psalms of the Sisters II: Verse wherewith the Exalted One frequently exhorted Muttā while a Student

by The Sisters of the Therigatha traditionally 6th–5th century BCE; composition uncertain

Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1909) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists I: Psalms of the Sisters (1909)

Religion

Get free, Liberta, free e'en as the Moon
From out the Dragon's jaws sails clear on high.
Wipe off the debts that hinder thee, and so,
With heart at liberty, break thou thy fast.

MLA

Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters II: Verse wherewith the Exalted One frequently exhorted Muttā while a Student.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/1/.

Chicago

Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters II: Verse wherewith the Exalted One frequently exhorted Muttā while a Student.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/1/.

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