Thag 2.37Soṇapoṭiriya
Pāli / Sanskrit:Soṇapoṭiriyattheragāthā
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– VERSES OF THE ELDER MONKS
– THE GROUP OF TWOS
2.37. Selissariya
BJT 193“A starry night is not merely for sleeping; for one who understands, such a night is for staying awake.
BJT 194If, after falling from the elephant's back, the elephant charges, death on the battlefield would be better for me than surviving in defeat.”
Thus spoke the venerable elder Selissariya.
The verses of the elder Selissariya.
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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