Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

Kural 36: Tiruvalluvar on Ethics and Undying Deeds

A verse on the imperative of right action, with a connection to the five remembrances of Buddhism.

36
Do right without waiting—at death it remains
Beside one undying

அன்றறிவாம் என்னா தறஞ்செய்க மற்றது
பொன்றுங்கால் பொன்றாத் துணை

From chapter 4, “The Imperative of Right Action.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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