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 …
Dhammapada, Verse 133-134 – The Story of Venerable Kuṇḍadhāna
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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Dhammapada, Verse 131-132 – The Story of Many Youths
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 131-132: sukhakāmāni bhūtāni yo daṇḍena vihiṃsati |attano sukhamesāno pecca so na labhate sukhaṃ || 131 ||sukhakāmāni …
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Dhammapada, Verse 130 – The Story of a Group of Six Monks (continued)
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 130: sabbe tasanti daṇaḍassa sabbesaṃ jīvitaṃ piyaṃ |attānaṃ upamaṃ katvā na haneyya na ghātaye || 130 || 130. All …
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Dhammapada, Verse 129 – The Story of a Group of Six Monks
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 129: sabbe tasanti daṇaḍassa sabbe bhāyanti maccuno |attānaṃ upamaṃ katvā na haneyya na ghātaye || 129 || 129. All …
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Dhammapada, Verse 128 – The Story of King Suppabuddha
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 128: na antalikkhe na samuddamajajhe |na pabbatānaṃ vivaraṃ pavissa |na vijjati so jagatippadeso |yatthaṭthitaṃ …
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