- Verses of the Senior Monks 2.10Theragāthā 2.10
- The Book of the TwosDukanipāta
- Chapter OnePaṭhamavagga
VasabhaVasabhattheragāthā
First one kills oneself,“Pubbe hanati attānaṁ, then one kills others.pacchā hanati so pare; One kills oneself, really dead,Suhataṁ hanti attānaṁ, like one who kills birds using a dead bird as a decoy.vītaṁseneva pakkhimā.
A brahmin’s color is not on the outside;Na brāhmaṇo bahivaṇṇo, a brahmin is colored on the inside.anto vaṇṇo hi brāhmaṇo; Whoever harbors bad deedsYasmiṁ pāpāni kammāni, is truly a dark one, Sujampati.sa ve kaṇho sujampatī”ti.