Hi there,
Does anyone know where “Addhuvaṃ jīvitaṃ dhuvaṃ maraṇaṃ” (“life is uncertain, death is certain”) comes from in the suttas (or if the suttas are the original source)?
Many thanks:)
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Apparently that phrase is from the commentary to the Dhammapada.
addhuvaṃ me jīvitaṃ, dhuvaṃ me maraṇaṃ
My life is unsure; my death is sure.
avassaṃ mayā maritabbameva,
Indeed, in the future I must die.
maraṇapariyosānaṃ me jīvitaṃ,
My life has death as its final end.
jīvitameva aniyataṃ, maraṇaṃ niyatanti
Life indeed is uncertain, death is certain.
– Dhp-A 174 (pesakāradhītāvatthu)
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