Thag 1:73 Māṇava

Thag 1:73 Māṇava - translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

On seeing an old person;

&

a person in pain, diseased;

&

a person dead, gone to life’s end,

I left

for the life gone forth,

abandoning the sensuality

that entices the heart.

On seeing an old person;

&

a person in pain, diseased;

&

a person dead, gone to life’s end,

I left

for the life gone forth,

abandoning the sensuality

that entices the heart.

Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Source text via dhammatalks.org.