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From:
Theragāthā 1.73 Verses of the Senior Monks 1.73
Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones
Aṭṭhamavagga Chapter Eight
Māṇavattheragāthā Māṇava
“Jiṇṇañca disvā dukhitañca byādhitaṁ, Seeing an old person, and one suffering from disease,
Matañca disvā gatamāyusaṅkhayaṁ; and a corpse come to the end of life,
Tato ahaṁ nikkhamitūna pabbajiṁ, I went forth, becoming a wanderer,
Pahāya kāmāni manoramānī”ti. and giving up the pleasures of the senses.
… Māṇavo thero ….