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Petavatthu 3.2

Petavatthu 3.2

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Pāli

3.2.1

“Samaṇo ahaṃ pāpotiduṭṭhavāco,

“I was an evil ascetic with exceedingly corrupt speech,

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3.2.2

Tapassirūpo mukhasā asaññato;

with an ascetic’s appearance, yet unrestrained with my mouth;

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3.2.3

Laddhā ca me tapasā vaṇṇadhātu,

Through ascetic practice I gained this radiance of form,

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3.2.4

Mukhañca me pesuṇiyena pūti.

but through malicious speech my mouth is rotten.

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