Verse 367. He Is A Monk Who Has No Attachment

For whom there is no making ‘mine’
towards all name and form,
who does not grieve for what is not,
he’s truly ‘bhikkhu’ called.

Explanation: He has gone beyond all sense of his own name and form. To him, there is no existence of I, my or mine. If his name and form entity were to decay and deteriorate, he will not grieve. Such a person is called a monk.

 

Treasury of Truth: Illustrated Dhammapada – 423 Verses

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