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From:
Theragāthā 1.12 Verses of the Senior Monks 1.12
Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones
Dutiyavagga Chapter Two
Mahāvacchattheragāthā Mahāvaccha
“Paññābalī sīlavatūpapanno, Empowered by wisdom, with precepts and observances intact,
Samāhito jhānarato satīmā; serene, loving absorption, mindful,
Yadatthiyaṁ bhojanaṁ bhuñjamāno, eating just the needed food,
Kaṅkhetha kālaṁ idha vītarāgo”ti. one should await one’s time here, free of desire.
… Mahāvaccho thero ….