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# Thag 2:11 · Mahā Cunda
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-2-11/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:50:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:59:27.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 2:11. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Monks, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Theragāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

Listening well increases learning.

What is learned increases discernment.

Through discernment one knows the goal.

When known, the goal brings bliss.

Stay in isolated lodgings;

live for freedom from fetters.

If you don’t attain delight there,

then live in the Saṅgha,

your mind protected,

mindful.

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag2%5F11.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*