Verses on Dhamma 26.6.388

26.6.388

‘‘Bāhitapāpoti brāhmaṇo, samacariyā samaṇoti vuccati;
Pabbājayamattano malaṃ, tasmā pabbajitoti vuccatī’’ti.

388. Because a man has put away evil, therefore is he called a Brahman;
Because he walks in righteousness, therefore is he called a monk;
Because he has banished his own impurities, therefore is he called a monk.