Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 288-289: na santi puttā tāṇāya na pitā na'pi bandhavā |antakenā'dhipannassa natthi ñātisu tāṇatā || 288 …
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Dhammapada, Verse 287 – The Story of Kisāgotamī
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 287: taṃ puttapasusammattaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ |suttaṃ gāmaṃ mahogho'va maccu ādāya gacchati || 287 || 287. For …
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Dhammapada, Verse 286 – The Story of Mahādhana, a Merchant
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 286: idha vassaṃ vasissāmi idha hemanta gimbhisu |iti bālo vicinteti antarāyaṃ na bujjhati || 286 || 286. Here shall …
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Dhammapada, Verse 285 – The Story of a Venerable who had been a Goldsmith
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 285: ucchinda sinehamattano kumudaṃ sāradikaṃ'va pāṇinā |santimaggameva brūhaya nibbāṇaṃ sugatena desitaṃ || 285 …
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Dhammapada, Verse 283-284 – The Story of Five Old Monks
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 283-284: vanaṃ chindatha mā rukkhaṃ vanato jāyatī bhayaṃ |chetvā vanañca vanathañca nibbanā hotha bhikkhavo || 283 …
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Dhammapada, Verse 282 – The Story of Venerable Poṭhila
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 282: yogā ve jāti bhūri ayogā bhūrisaṅkhayo |etaṃ dvedhā pathaṃ ñatvā bhavāya vibhavāya ca |tathattānaṃ niveseyya yathā …
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