Dhammapada Verse 13.4

Sanskrit Verse

यथा बुद्बुदकं पश्येत् यथा पश्येत् मरीचिकाम् । एवं लोकमवेक्षमाणं मृत्युराजो न पश्यति ॥ ४॥

Bhikkhu Ānandajoti's translation

When one looks upon the world as a bubble and a mirage, the King of Death does not see one.

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Cross-references:

• Diamond Cutter Sutra (Nine metaphors for conditioned things, including bubble/mirage)