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thig.1.17 Therigatha

Dhamma

Wandering for alms —
weak, leaning on a staff,
with trembling limbs —
I fell down right there on the ground.
Seeing the drawbacks of the body,
my mind was then
set free.

- Translator: Thanissaro Bhikkhu

- Editor: Ayya Kathrin Vimalañāṇī