A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

14: Blame
270. Kiso vivaṇṇo bhavati hiṁsam-attānam-attano,
Na tena petā pālenti, niratthā paridevanā.
Though he has afflicted himself,
And has become quite lean and pale,
The dead cannot be helped by that,
No good comes from lamentation.
271. Yathā saraṇam-ādittaṁ vārinā parinibbaye,
Evam-pi dhīro sutavā medhāvī Paṇḍito naro
Khippam-uppatitaṁ sokaṁ, vāto tūlaṁ va dhaṁsaye.
Just as a burning house can be
Extinguished with water, just so
The learned and Wise person quickly
Extinguishes all of his griefs,
Like the wind dispersing cotton.
272. Eko va macco acceti, eko va jāyate kule,
Saṁyogaparamā tveva sambhogā sabbapāṇinaṁ.
Although all people are attached
To their family and their friends,
When they die, they are reborn with
Another family and friends.
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