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Gavampati

Thag 1.38 · Gavampatittheragāthā

A young maple sapling reflected in a woodland pool.

His psychic power made the Sarabhū River stand still; Gavampati is unbound and unperturbed. The gods bow to that great sage, who has slipped all chains, and gone beyond rebirth.

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Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato and Jessica Walton · SuttaCentral · CC0

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