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Thag 2.17

Tissa (3rd)

Tissattheragāthā

from: The Book of the Twos

Chapter Two

Tissa (3rd)

A shaven one wrapped in the outer robe
gets many enemies
when they receive food and drink,
clothes and bedding.

Knowing this danger,
this great fear in honors,
a mendicant should wander mindful,
with few possessions, not festering.

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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