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Dhp 396
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
Source: https://suttacentral.net/dhp396/en/sujato
License: CC0-1.0

I don’t call someone a brahmin
after the mother’s womb they’re born from.
If they still have attachments,
they’re just someone who says “worthy”.
Having nothing, taking nothing:
that’s who I declare a brahmin.