Thursday, August 15, 2013

Dhammapada 31 [Khuddaka Nikaya]


II- Appamadavagga, Heedfulness
8 - Annatarabhikkhu Vatthu
Appamadarato bhikkhu,
pamade bhayadassi va;

samyojanam anum thulam,
daham aggiva gacchati.

31: A bhikkhu who takes delight in mindfulness and sees danger in negligence, advances like fire, burning up all fetters, great and small.
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.   

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