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Dhammapada 2.3.p11

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 2.3.p11

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2.3.p11

‘‘Moho rajo na ca pana reṇu vuccati,
Mohassetaṃ adhivacanaṃ rajoti;
Etaṃ rajaṃ vippajahitva bhikkhavo,
Viharanti te vigatarajassa sāsane’’ti. (mahāni. 209);

Delusion, not dirt, is properly called impurity; to delusion is correctly applied the term “impurity.”
Monks should rid themselves of this form of impurity and live faithful to the religion of him who is devoid of delusion.

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

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