Like they’re struck by a sword,“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho,like their head was on fire,ḍayhamānova matthake;a mendicant should wander mindfulKāmarāgappahānāya,to give up sensual desire.sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.
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