(OPRC) Lesson 71 (January 16, 2025) | Dhammapada 47 | Bhante Dr. G. Chandima

 

Dhammapda 47
(Sayings of the Dhamma)

Puppha
(Flowers)

47. Pupphāni heva pacinantaṁ,
With gathering flowers,

byāsattamanasaṁ naraṁ;
The person obsessed

Suttaṁ gāmaṁ mahogho va,
As a great flood sweeps away a sleeping village.

maccu ādāya gacchati.
Death sweeps away

Story: Viḍūḍabha Vatthu