Religion

Psalms of the Sisters IV: Tissā

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

O Tissā! train thyself in the trainings three.
See that the great conjuncture now at hand
Pass thee not by! Unloose all other yokes,
And fare thou forth purged of the deadly Drugs.

MLA

Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters IV: Tissā.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/3/.

Chicago

Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters IV: Tissā.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/3/.

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