Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 5: na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanaṃ |averena ca sammanti esa dhammo sanantano || 5 || 5. Never here by …
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Verse 3-4 – The Story of Monk Tissa
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 3-4: akkocchi maṃ, avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me |ye taṃ upanayhantī veraṃ tesaṃ na sammati || 3 ||akkocchi maṃ avadhi …
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Verse 2 – The Story of Maṭṭakuṇḍali
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 1: manopubbaṅgamā dhammā manoseṭṭā manomayā |manasā ce pasannena bhāsati vā karoti vā |tato naṃ sukhamanveti chāyā’va …
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Dhammapada 1 – Suffering Follows The Evil-Doer
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 1: manopubbaṅgamā dhammā manoseṭṭā manomayā |manasā ce paduṭṭhena bhāsati vā karoti vā |tato naṃ dukkhamanveti …
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The Meaning of the Symbol ‘OM’ or ‘AUM’
The symbol of AUM consists of three curves (1, 2, and 3), one semicircle (4), and a dot. The large lower Curve 1 symbolizes the waking state - jagrat, in this state the consciousness is turned …
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Dhammapada, Verse 235-238 – The Story of the Son of a Butcher
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 235-238: paṇḍupalāso'va'dāni'si yamapurisā'pi ca taṃ upaṭṭhitā |uyyogamukhe ca tiṭṭhasi patheyyam'pi ca te na …
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