- Verses of the Senior Monks 2.12Theragāthā 2.12
- The Book of the TwosDukanipāta
- Chapter TwoDutiyavagga
JotidāsaJotidāsattheragāthā
People who act harshly—“Ye kho te veṭhamissena, attacking people,nānattena ca kammunā; binding them with rope,Manusse uparundhanti, hurting them in all kinds of ways—pharusūpakkamā janā; they’re treated in the same way;Tepi tattheva kīranti, their deeds don’t vanish.na hi kammaṁ panassati.
Whatever deeds a person does,Yaṁ karoti naro kammaṁ, whether good or bad,Kalyāṇaṁ yadi pāpakaṁ; they are the heir to eachTassa tasseva dāyādo, and every deed they do.Yaṁ yaṁ kammaṁ pakubbatī”ti.