Thag 2.17 Tissa (3rd)

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Thag 2.17 - Tissa (3rd)
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Verses of the Senior Monks 2.17
The Book of the Twos
Chapter Two
Tissa (3rd)
A shaven one wrapped in the outer robe
gets many enemies
when they receive food and drink,
clothes and bedding.
Knowing this danger,
this great fear in honors,
a mendicant should wander mindful,
with few possessions, not festering.