Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 15: idha socati pecca socati pāpakārī ubhayattha socati |so socati so vihaññati disvā kamma kiliṭṭhamattano || 15 …
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Verse 13-14 – The Story of Monk Nanda
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 13-14: yathā'gāraṃ ducchannaṃ vuṭṭhi samativijjhati |evaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ rāgo samativijjhati || 13 ||yathāgāraṃ …
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Verse 11-12 – The Story of Monk Sāriputta
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 11-12: asāre sāramatino sāre cāsāradassino |te sāraṃ nādhigacchanti micchāsaṃkappagocarā || 11 ||sārañca sārato ñatvā …
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Verse 9-10 – The Story of Devadatta
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 9-10: anikkasāvo kāsāvaṃ yo vatthaṃ paridahessati |apeto damasaccena na so kāsāvamarahati || 9 ||yo ca vantakasāvassa …
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Verse 7-8 – The Story of Monk Mahākāla
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 7-8: subhānupassiṃ viharantaṃ indriyesu asaṃvutaṃ |bhojanambhi amattaññuṃ kusītaṃ hīnavīriyaṃ |taṃ ve pasahati māro …
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Verse 6 – The Story of Kosambi Monks
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 6: pare ca na vijānanti mayamettha yamāmase |ye ca tattha vijānanti tato sammanti medhagā || 6 || 6. Still others do …
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