Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 197-199: susukhaṃ vata jīvāma verinesu averino |verinesu manussesu viharāma averino || 197 ||susukhaṃ vata jīvāma …
Dhammapada, Verse 195-196 – The Story of the Golden Stūpa of Kassapa Buddha
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 195-196: pūjārahe pūjayato buddhe yadi va sāvake |papañca samatikkante tiṇṇa sokapariddave || 195 ||te tādise pūjayato …
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Dhammapada, Verse 194 – The Story of Many Monks
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 194: sukho buddhānaṃ uppādo sukhā saddhammadesanā |sukhā saṅghassa sāmaggi samaggānaṃ tapo sukho || 194 || 194. …
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Dhammapada, Verse 193 – The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Ānanda
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 193: dullabho purisājañño na so sabbattha jāyati |yattha so jāyati dhīro taṃ kūlaṃ sukhamedhati || 193 || 193. Hard …
Dhammapada, Verse 188-192 – The Story of Aggidatta
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 188-192: bahū ve saraṇaṃ yanti pabbatāni vanāni ca |ārāmarukkhacetyāni manussā bhayatajjitā || 188 ||n'etaṃ kho saraṇaṃ …
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Dhammapada, Verse 186-187 – The Story of a Discontented Young Monk
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 186-187: na kahāpaṇavassena titti kāmesu vijjati |appassādā dukhā kāmā iti viññāya paṇḍito || 186 ||api dibbesu kāmesu …
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