Dhammapada · Verset 182

Erakapattanāgarājavatthu

Pali

Kiccho manussapaṭilābho,
kicchaṁ maccāna jīvitaṁ;
Kicchaṁ saddhammassavanaṁ,
kiccho buddhānamuppādo.

English

It’s hard to gain a human birth;
the life of mortals is hard;
it’s hard to hear the true teaching;
the arising of Buddhas is hard.

Licence : anglais CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato) ; pali domaine public. Source : SuttaCentral (sc-data).