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Dhammapada 4.9.54

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 4.9.54

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4.9.54

‘‘Na pupphagandho paṭivātameti,
Na candanaṃ tagaramallikā vā;
Satañca gandho paṭivātameti,
Sabbā disā sappuriso pavāyati. (a. ni. 3.80);

54. The perfume of flowers goes not against the wind,
Nor that of sandal, nor that of Tagara or Mallikā flowers;
But the perfume of the righteous goes against the wind;
To every point a good man exhales fragrance.

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

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