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Dhammapada 11.6.151

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 11.6.151

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11.6.151

‘‘Jīranti ve rājarathā sucittā,
Atho sarīrampi jaraṃ upeti;
Satañca dhammo na jaraṃ upeti,
Santo have sabbhi pavedayantī’’ti.

151. The gayly painted chariots of kings wear out; likewise does the body wear out.
But the state of the good wears not away; the good proclaim this to the good.

Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)

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