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Dhammapada, Verse 188-192 – The Story of Aggidatta
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 188-192: bahū ve saraṇaṃ yanti pabbatāni vanāni ca |ārāmarukkhacetyāni manussā bhayatajjitā || 188 ||n'etaṃ kho saraṇaṃ …
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Dhammapada, Verse 186-187 – The Story of a Discontented Young Monk
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 186-187: na kahāpaṇavassena titti kāmesu vijjati |appassādā dukhā kāmā iti viññāya paṇḍito || 186 ||api dibbesu kāmesu …
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Dhammapada, Verse 183-185 – The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Ānanda
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 183-185: sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṃ kusalassa upasampadā |sacittapariyodapanaṃ etaṃ buddhāna'sāsanaṃ || 183 ||khantī paramaṃ …
Dhammapada, Verse 182 – The Story of Erakapatta the Nāga King
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 182: kiccho manussapaṭilābho kicchaṃ macchāna jīvitaṃ |kicchaṃ saddhammasavanaṃ kiccho buddhānaṃ uppādo || 182 …
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Dhammapada, Verse 181 – The Story of the Buddha’s Return from the Tāvatiṃsa Deva World
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 181: ye jhānapasutā dhīrā nekkhammūpasame ratā |dev'āpi tesaṃ pihayanti sambuddhānaṃ satīmataṃ || 181 || 181. E’er …