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Thag 2.37

Thag 2.37 Soṇapoṭiriya

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Thag 2.37 - Soṇapoṭiriya
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Verses of the Senior Monks 2.37
The Book of the Twos
Chapter Four
Soṇapoṭiriya
Night, with her garland of stars,
is not only for sleeping.
For those who know,
this night is really for waking.
Were I to fall from the back of an elephant,
trampled by the tuskers that follow,
better for me to die in battle,
than to live on in defeat.