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From:
Theragāthā 1.2 Verses of the Senior Monks 1.2
Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones
Paṭhamavagga Chapter One
Mahākoṭṭhikattheragāthā Mahākoṭṭhita
“Upasanto uparato, Calm and still,
mantabhāṇī anuddhato; thoughtful in counsel, not restless—
Dhunāti pāpake dhamme, he shakes off bad qualities
dumapattaṁva māluto”ti. as the gale shakes leaves off a tree.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti. That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Mahākoṭṭhita.