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Dhammapada 2.9.p4

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 2.9.p4

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2.9.p4

‘‘Santi rukkhā haripattā, dumānekaphalā bahū;
Kasmā nu sukkhe koḷāpe, suvassa nirato mano’’ti. (jā. 1.9.30);

There are trees with green leaves, trees aplenty with abundant fruit.
Why does the parrot’s heart delight in a tree that is withered and hollow?

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

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