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Jenta

Jentattheragāthā

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.1Theragāthā 1.111Verses of the Senior Monks 1.111
0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
0.3DvādasamavaggaChapter Twelve

0.4JentattheragāthāJenta

1.1“Duppabbajjaṁ ve duradhivāsā gehā,Going forth is hard; living at home is hard;¹1.2Dhammo gambhīro duradhigamā bhogā;Dhamma is profound; money is hard to come by.1.3Kicchā vutti no itarītareneva,Getting by is difficult for we <j>who accept whatever comes,1.4Yuttaṁ cintetuṁ satatamaniccatan”ti.so we should always think about impermanence.

1.5… Jento thero ….

Translator’s notes

This is one of the very few verses in the Pali Canon whose metre has not been identified.
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