Voice of Vivekananda
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 142: alaṅkato ce'pi samaṃ careyya |santo danto niyato brahmacārī |sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ |so brāhmaṇo so …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 141: na naggacariyā na jaṭā na paṅkā |nānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā |rājo ca jallaṃ ukkuṭikappadhānaṃ |sodhenti …
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Trigunatita was an uncompromising ascetic. He taught his students through personal example more than through words. He was a consistent example of regularity and punctuality. He would go to bed last …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 137-140: yo daṇḍena adaṇḍesu appaduṭṭhesu dussati |dasannam aññataraṃ ṭhānaṃ khippameva nigacchati || 137 ||vedanaṃ …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 136: atha pāpāni kammāni karaṃ bālo na bujjhati |sehi kammehi dummedho aggidaḍḍho'va tappati || 136 || 136. When the …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 135: yathā daṇḍena gopālo gā pāceti gocaraṃ |evaṃ jarā ca maccu ca āyuṃ pācenti pāṇinaṃ || 135 || 135. As with …