Buddha Vagga (The Buddha)
Verse 182
Kiccho manussa patilābho
kiccham maccāna jivitam
Kiccham saddhamma savanam
kiccho buddhānam uppādo
kiccham maccāna jivitam
Kiccham saddhamma savanam
kiccho buddhānam uppādo
Rare it is to gain birth as a human being.
Difficult is the life of mortals.
Hard is the hearing of the Sublime Truth.
Rare is the appearance of the enlightened ones.
Difficult is the life of mortals.
Hard is the hearing of the Sublime Truth.
Rare is the appearance of the enlightened ones.
| Meaning | |
| kiccho | difficult; rare (it is) |
| manussa | human being |
| patilābho | gain birth |
| kiccham | difficult; miserable; painful; hard |
| maccāna | mortals |
| jivitam | life; livelihood |
| saddhamma | sublime truth |
| savanam | listen; hear |
| buddhānam | the enlightened ones |
| uppādo | appearance |