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# With Subha 1.8.5

Subhasutta 1.8.5

- **Language:** Pāli

### [1.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.10.1.8.5)

nayidaṃ sukaraṃ agāraṃ ajjhāvasatā ekantaparipuṇṇaṃ ekantaparisuddhaṃ saṅkhalikhitaṃ brahmacariyaṃ carituṃ.

> It’s not easy for someone living at home to lead the spiritual life utterly full and pure, like a polished shell.  
> — With Subha

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## Translations (3)

- [Razgovor sa Subhom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.10~sr-brankokovacevic.1.8.5) — sr
- [With Subha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.10~en-sujato.1.8.5) — English
- [Mit Subha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.10~de-sabbamitta.1.8.5) — German

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