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Show IAST transliterationසංයුත්ත නිකාය 1.52
The Related Suttas Collection 1.52
6. ජරාවග්ග
6. Old Age
අජරසාසුත්ත
Getting Old
“කිංසු අජරසා සාධු, කිංසු සාධු අධිට්ඨිතං; කිංසු නරානං රතනං, කිංසු චෝරේහ්යහාරියන්”ති.
“What’s good because it never gets old? What's good when committed? What is people’s treasure? What can thieves never take?”
“සීලං අජරසා සාධු, සද්ධා සාධු අධිට්ඨිතා; පඤ්ඤා නරානං රතනං, පුඤ්ඤං චෝරේහ්යහාරියන්”ති.
“Ethics are good because they never grow old. Faith is good when committed. Wisdom is people’s treasure. Merit’s what thieves can never take.”
The authoritative text of the Saṁyutta Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
