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Buddhism · Sutta Pitaka · Minor Collection (Khuddaka)

Thag, poem 34

Posiya · Posiyattheragāthā

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It’s always better for a smart person to avoid sharing a seat with such women. I went from the village to the wilderness; from there I entered a house. Though I was there to be fed, I got up and left without taking leave.
“Anāsannavarā etā, niccameva vijānatā; Gāmā araññamāgamma, tato gehaṁ upāvisi; Tato uṭṭhāya pakkāmi, anāmantetvā posiyo”ti. … Posiyo thero ….
Thag, poem 33Thag, poem 35

English — SuttaCentral English (Bhikkhu Sujato; Vinaya: Bhikkhu Brahmali) (2018). CC0 (public domain dedication). Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato and Bhikkhu Brahmali, dedicated to the public domain (CC0), SuttaCentral. Source

Pāli — Tipiṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti edition) (Pāli canon; Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka edition). CC0 (public domain dedication). Pāli text (Mahāsaṅgīti edition) via SuttaCentral, CC0. Source

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