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Mar 2017

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Dhammapada Verse 151: Never Gets Old

YUTTADHAMMO BHIKKHU

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Verse 151
Even gorgeous royal chariots wear out, and indeed this body too wears out. But the Dhamma of the Good does not age; thus the Good make it known to the good.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp146-156/en/buddharakkhita#151

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