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A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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4: Good<br />

SN 1.1.51 Jarāsuttaṁ<br />

Four More Good Things<br />

A God asks the Buddha four questions and gets<br />

the following replies.<br />

71. Sīlaṁ yāva jarā sādhu, saddhā sādhu patiṭṭhitā,<br />

Paññā narānaṁ ratanaṁ, puññaṁ corehi dūharaṁ.<br />

Virtue that will endure is good,<br />

And faith is good when established,<br />

<strong>Wisdom</strong> is the people's treasure,<br />

Thieves cannot carry <strong>of</strong>f merit.<br />

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