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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 254-255: ākāse padaṃ natthi samaṇo natthi bāhire |papañcābhiratā pajā nippapañcā tathāgatā || 254 ||ākāse padaṃ natthi …
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न ह वा अस्मा उदेति न निम्लोचति सकृद्दिवा हैवास्मै भवति य एतामेवं ब्रह्मोपनिषदं वेद ॥ ३.११.३ ॥ na ha vā asmā udeti na nimlocati sakṛddivā haivāsmai bhavati ya etāmevaṃ brahmopaniṣadaṃ veda || 3.11.3 …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 253: paravajjānupassissa niccaṃ ujjhānasaññino |āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti ārā so āsavakkhayā || 253 || 253. Who’s always …
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न वै तत्र न निम्लोच नोदियाय कदाचन ।देवास्तेनाहंसत्येन मा विराधिषि ब्रह्मणेति ॥ ३.११.२ ॥ na vai tatra na nimloca nodiyāya kadācana |devāstenāhaṃsatyena mā virādhiṣi brahmaṇeti || 3.11.2 || 2. [In …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 252: sudassaṃ vajjamaññesaṃ attano pana duddasaṃ |paresaṃ hi so vajjāni opuṇāti yathābhūsaṃ |attano pana chādeti …
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दुर्गुण-दुराचारोंसे ही मनुष्य चौरासी लाख योनियों एवं नरकोंमें जाता है। अतः मनुष्यको सदुण सदाचारोंको धारण करके संसारके बन्धनसे, जन्म-मरणके चक्करसे रहित हो जाना चाहिये। जो दम्भ, दर्प, अभिमान, काम, …