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Thag 3.8

Vassika

Vassikattheragāthā

from: The Book of the Threes

Chapter One

Vassika

I was the only one in my family
who had faith and wisdom.
It’s good for my relatives that I’m
firm in principle, and ethical.

I corrected my family out of sympathy,
telling them off out of love
for my family and relatives.
They performed a service for the monks

and then they passed away,
finding happiness in the Third Heaven.
There, my brothers and mother
enjoy all the pleasures they desire.

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

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