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Thag 2.3

Valliya (2nd)

Valliyattheragāthā

from: The Book of the Twos

Chapter One

Valliya (2nd)

A monkey went up to the little hut
with five doors.
He circles around, knocking
on each door, again and again.

Stand still monkey, don’t run!
Things are different now;
you’ve been caught by wisdom—
you won’t go far.

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

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