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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 165: attan'āva kataṃ pāpaṃ attanā saṃkilissati |attanā akataṃ pāpaṃ attan'āva visujjhati |suddhi asuddhi paccattaṃ …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 164: yo sāsanaṃ arahataṃ ariyānaṃ dhammajīvinaṃ |paṭikkosati dummedho diṭṭhiṃ nissāya pāpikaṃ |phalāni kaṭṭhakass'eva …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 163: sukarāni asādhūni attano ahitāni ca |yaṃ ve hitañca sādhuṃ ca taṃ ve paramadukkaraṃ || 163 || 163. Easy is …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 162: yassa accantadussīlyaṃ māluvā sālamiv'otataṃ |karoti so tath'attānaṃ yathā naṃ icchatī diso || 162 || 162. He …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 161: attan'āva kataṃ pāpaṃ attajaṃ attasambhavaṃ |abhimatthati dummedhaṃ vajiraṃ v'asmamayaṃ maṇiṃ || 161 || 161. By …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 160: attā hi attano nātho kohi nātho paro siyā |attan'āva sudantena nāthaṃ labhati dullabhaṃ || 160 || 160. Oneself …
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