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Theragāthā 1.73
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.73
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Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
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Aṭṭhamavagga
Chapter Eight
Māṇavattheragāthā
Māṇava
“Jiṇṇañca disvā dukhitañca byādhitaṁ, Seeing an old person, and one suffering from disease,
Matañca disvā gatamāyusaṅkhayaṁ; and a corpse come to the end of life,
Tato ahaṁ nikkhamitūna pabbajiṁ, I went forth, becoming a wanderer,
Pahāya kāmāni manoramānī”ti. and giving up the pleasures of the senses.