Thag 1.39Tissa (1st)
Pāli / Sanskrit:Tissattheragāthā
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– VERSES OF THE SENIOR MONKS
– THE BOOK OF THE ONES
1.39. Tissa
BJT 39“Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire, a mendicant should wander mindful to give up sensual desire.”
The venerable senior monk Tissa spoke this verse thus.
The verse of the senior monk Tissa.
Translated by Bhikkhu Indacanda , 2011 . Based on the Buddha Jayanthi edition of the Pali canon, as corrected by Bhikkhu Indacanda. Full text, translation, and notes are available at the translator’s website: http://tamtangpaliviet.net/.
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