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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 …

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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 133-134: mā'voca pharusaṃ kañci vuttā paṭivadeyyu'taṃ |dukkhā hi sārambhakathā paṭidaṇḍā phuseyyu'taṃ || 133 ||sa ce …

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