Voice of Vivekananda
Those last dying words of his always thrilled through my heart. He was old, he was suffering, he was near his death, and then came the despised outcaste—he lives on carrion, dead animals; the Hindus …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 325: middhī yadā hoti mahagghaso ca niddāyitā samparivattasāyī |mahāvarāho'va nivāpapuṭṭho punappunaṃ gabbhamupeti …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 305: ekāsanaṃ ekaseyyaṃ eko caram atandito |eko damayam attānaṃ vanante ramito siyā || 305 || 305. Alone one sits, …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 423: pubbenivāsaṃ yo vedī saggāpāyañca passati |atho jātikkhayaṃ patto abhiññā vosito muni |sabbavositavosānaṃ tam ahaṃ …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 422: usabhaṃ pavaraṃ vīraṃ mahesiṃ vijitāvinaṃ |anejaṃ nhātakaṃ buddhaṃ tam ahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ || 422 || 422. One …
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Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 421: yassa pure ca pacchā ca majjhe ca natthi kiñcanaṃ |akiñcanaṃ anādānaṃ tamahaṃ brūmi brāhmaṇaṃ || 421 || 421. …
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