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Verses of the Senior Monks 1.35

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Catutthavagga
Chapter Four

Sāmaññakānittheragāthā

Sāmaññakāni

“Sukhaṁ sukhattho labhate tadācaraṁ,
Seeking happiness, they find it through this practice.

Kittiñca pappoti yasassa vaḍḍhati;
They get a good reputation and grow in fame,

Yo ariyamaṭṭhaṅgikamañjasaṁ ujuṁ,
those who develop the direct route:

Bhāveti maggaṁ amatassa pattiyā”ti.
the noble eightfold path to realize freedom from death.

… Sāmaññakānitthero ….