Religion

Psalms of the Sisters III: Puṇṇā

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

Fill up, Puṇṇā, the orb of holy life,
E'en as on fifteenth day the full-orb'd moon.
Fill full the perfect knowledge of the Path,
And scatter all the gloom of ignorance.

MLA

Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters III: Puṇṇā.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/2/.

Chicago

Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters III: Puṇṇā.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/2/.

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