4 - Pupphavagga, Flowers
2 - Maricikammatthanika bhikkhu Vatthu
Phepnupamam kayamimam viditva, maricidhammam abhisambudhano;46: One who knows that this body is impermanent like froth, and comprehends that it is insubstantial like a mirage, will cut the flowers of Mara (i.e., the three kinds of vatta or rounds), and pass out of sight of the King of Death.
chetvana marassa papupphakani, adassanam maccurajassa gacche.
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.
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