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.
Translations (1)
- Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English