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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 147: passa cittakataṃ bimbaṃ arukāyaṃ samussitaṃ |āturaṃ bahusaṅkappaṃ yassa natthi dhuvaṃ ṭhiti || 147 || 147. See …

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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 146: ko nu hāso kimānando niccaṃ pajjalite sati |andhakārena onaddhā padīpaṃ na gavessatha || 146 || 146. Why this …

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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 145: udakaṃ hi nayanti nettikā usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ |dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā attānaṃ damayanti subbatā || 145 …

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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 143-144: hirīnisedho puriso koci lokasmiṃ vijjati |yo nindaṃ apabodhati asso bhadro kasāmiva || 143 ||asso yathā bhadro …

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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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