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Translated from the Pali by : Thanissaro Bhikkhu © 2005[]
Thag 2.26 PTS: Thag 171-172- Punnamasa[]
Shedding five hindrances
so as to reach the unexcelled rest
from the yoke,
taking the Dhamma as mirror
for knowing & seeing myself,
I reflected on this body —
the whole thing,
inside & out,
my own & others'.
How vain & empty it looked!