Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Minor Collection (Khuddaka)

Thag, poem 164

Mogharāja · Mogharājattheragāthā

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“Your skin is nasty but your heart is good; Mogharāja, you’re always immersed in samādhi. But in the nights of winter, so dark and cold, how will you get by, monk?”

“Chavipāpaka cittabhaddaka, Mogharāja satataṁ samāhito; Hemantikasītakālarattiyo, Bhikkhu tvaṁsi kathaṁ karissasi”.

“I’ve heard that all the Magadhans have an abundance of grain. I’ll make my bed under a thatched roof, just like those who live in comfort.”

“Sampannasassā magadhā, kevalā iti me sutaṁ; Palālacchannako seyyaṁ, yathaññe sukhajīvino”ti. … Mogharājā thero ….