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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 150: aṭṭhīnaṃ nagaraṃ kataṃ maṃsalohitalepanaṃ |yattha jarā ca maccu ca māno makkho ca ohito || 150 || 150. This …

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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 149: yān'imāni apatthāni alāpūn'eva sārade |kāpotakāni aṭṭhīni tāni disvāna kā rati || 149 || 149. These dove-hued …

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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 148: parijiṇṇamidaṃ rūpaṃ roganiḍḍhaṃ pabhaṅguraṃ |bhijjati pūtisandeho maraṇantaṃ hi jīvitaṃ || 148 || 148. All …

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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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