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Theragāthā 1.2
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.2
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Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
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Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Mahākoṭṭhikattheragāthā
Mahākoṭṭhita
“Upasanto uparato, Calm and still,
mantabhāṇī anuddhato; thoughtful in counsel, not restless—
Dhunāti pāpake dhamme, he shakes off bad qualities
dumapattaṁva māluto”ti. as the gale shakes leaves off a tree.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.
That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Mahākoṭṭhita.