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Theragāthā 1.12
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.12
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Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
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Dutiyavagga
Chapter Two
Mahāvacchattheragāthā
Mahāvaccha
“Paññābalī sīlavatūpapanno, Empowered by wisdom,
with precepts and observances intact, Samāhito jhānarato satīmā; serene, loving absorption, mindful,
Yadatthiyaṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjamāno, eating just the needed food,
Kaṅkhetha kālaṁ idha vītarāgo”ti. one should await one’s time here, free of desire.