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Buddhist Suttas (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 11; trans. T. W. Rhys Davids)
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“Behold now, brethren, I exhort you, saying, 'Decay is inherent in all component things! Work out your salvation with diligence!'”— Mahâ-parinibbâna Sutta VI.10 — the last words of the Buddha; trans. T. W. Rhys Davids, SBE Vol. 11 (1881)
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