Religion
Psalms of the Sisters XIX: Abhirūpa-Nandā
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1909) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists I: Psalms of the Sisters (1909)
Behold, Nandā, the foul compound, diseased,
Impure! Compel thy heart to contemplate
What is not fair to view. So steel thyself
And concentrate the well-composèd mind.
That ponder where no Threefold Sign is seen.
Cast out the baneful bias of conceit.
Hath the mind mastered vain imaginings,
Then mayst thou go thy ways, calm and serene.
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MLA
Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters XIX: Abhirūpa-Nandā.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/18/.
Chicago
Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters XIX: Abhirūpa-Nandā.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/18/.
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