Daily Words of the Buddha for October 24, 2019

Pāli Word a Day for October 24, 2019 — asaṅkhata— unconditioned, not put together, not proceeding from a cause [synonym for nibbāna]

Paṇḍito sīlasampanno,
Saṇho ca paṭibhānavā,
Nivātavutti atthaddho,
Tādiso labhate yasaṃ.

Who is wise and virtuous,
Gentle and keen-witted,
Humble and amenable,
Such a one to honour may attain.

Dīgha Nikāya 3.273
Everyman’s Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha (WH 14), translated by Narada Thera

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