Religion

Psalms of the Sisters V: Another Sister 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

Tissā! lay well upon thy heart the yoke
Of noblest culture. See the moment come!
Let it not pass thee by! for many they
Who mourn in misery that moment past.

MLA

Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters V: Another Sister Tissā.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/4/.

Chicago

Therigatha, The Sisters of the. “Psalms of the Sisters V: Another Sister Tissā.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/therigatha-sisters/4/.

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