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Theragāthā 1.114
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.114
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Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
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Dvādasamavagga
Chapter Twelve
Adhimuttattheragāthā
Adhimutta (1st)
“Kāyaduṭṭhullagaruno, Your body is uncomfortably heavy,
hiyyamānamhi jīvite;
and life is running out;
Sarīrasukhagiddhassa, greedy for physical pleasure,
kuto samaṇasādhutā”ti. how can you find happiness as an ascetic?