Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammāsambuddhassa.
Some stand on a sure bet,“Apaṇṇakaṁ ṭhānameke,while sophists speak of a second way.Dutiyaṁ āhu takkikā;An intelligent person, knowing this,Etadaññāya medhāvī,would take up the sure bet.Taṁ gaṇhe yadapaṇṇakan”ti.
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