Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 183-185: sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṃ kusalassa upasampadā |sacittapariyodapanaṃ etaṃ buddhāna'sāsanaṃ || 183 ||khantī paramaṃ …
Dhammapada, Verse 182 – The Story of Erakapatta the Nāga King
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 182: kiccho manussapaṭilābho kicchaṃ macchāna jīvitaṃ |kicchaṃ saddhammasavanaṃ kiccho buddhānaṃ uppādo || 182 …
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Dhammapada, Verse 181 – The Story of the Buddha’s Return from the Tāvatiṃsa Deva World
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 181: ye jhānapasutā dhīrā nekkhammūpasame ratā |dev'āpi tesaṃ pihayanti sambuddhānaṃ satīmataṃ || 181 || 181. E’er …
Dhammapada, Verse 179-180 – The Story of the Three Daughters of Māra
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 179-180: yassa jitaṃ nāvajīyati jitam'assa no yāti koci loke |taṃ buddham anantagocaraṃ apadaṃ kena padena nessatha || …
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Dhammapada, Verse 178 – The Story of Kāla, son of Anāthapiṇḍika
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 178: pathavyā ekarajjena saggassa gamanena vā |sabbalokādhipaccena sotāpattiphalaṃ varaṃ || 178 || 178. Than o’er …
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Dhammapada, Verse 177 – The Story of the Unrivalled Alms-Giving
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 177: na ve kadariyā devalokaṃ vajanti bālā have nappasaṃsanti dānaṃ |dhīro ca dānaṃ anumodamāno ten'eva so hoti sūkhī …
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