Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 35: dunniggahassa lahuno yatthakāmanipātino |cittassa damatho sādhu cittaṃ dantaṃ sukhāvahaṃ || 35 || 35. The mind …
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Verse 33-34 – The Story of Venerable Meghiya
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 33-34: phandanaṃ capalaṃ cittaṃ durakkhaṃ dunnivārayaṃ |ujuṃ karoti medhāvī usukāro'va tejanaṃ || 33 ||vārijo'va thale …
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Verse 32 – The Story of Monk Nigāma Vāsi Tissa
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 32: appamādarato bhikkhu pamāde bhaya dassivā |abhabbo parihāṇāya nibbāṇasseva santike || 32 || 32. …
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Verse 31 – The Story of a Certain Monk
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 31: appamādarato bhikkhu pamāde bhaya dassivā |saṃyojanaṃ aṇuṃ thūlaṃ ḍahaṃ aggīva gacchati || 31 || 31. …
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Verse 30 – The Story of Magha
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 30: appamādena maghavā devānaṃ seṭṭhataṃ gato |appamādaṃ pasaṃsanti pamādo garahito sadā || 30 || 30. Heedfulness is …
Verse 29 – The Story of the Two Companion Monks
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 29: appamatto pamattesu suttesu bahujāgaro |abalassaṃ'va sīghasso hitvā yāti sumedhaso || 29 || 29. Among the …
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