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Verses of the Senior Monks · Thag 2.10

  • 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.