Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 242-243: malitthiyā duccaritaṃ maccheraṃ dadato malaṃ |malā ve pāpakā dhammā asmiṃ loke paramhi ca || 242 ||tato malā …
Dhammapada, Verse 241 – The Story of Kāludāyi
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 241: asajjhāyamalā mantā anuṭṭhānamalā gharā |malaṃ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṃ pamādo rakkhato malaṃ || 241 || 241. For oral …
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Dhammapada, Verse 240 – The Story of Venerable Tissa
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 240: ayasā'va malaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ taduṭṭhāya tam'eva khādati |evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ sakakammāni nayanti duggatiṃ || 240 …
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Dhammapada, Verse 239 – The Story of a Brāhmin
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 239: anupubbena medhāvī thokathokaṃ khaṇe khaṇe |kammāro rajatasseva niddhame malamattano || 239 || 239. Little by …
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Dhammapada, Verse 231-234 – The Story of A Group of Six Monks
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 231-234: kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya kāyena saṃvuto siyā |kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā kāyena sucaritaṃ care || 231 ||vacīpakopaṃ …
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Dhammapada, Verse 227-230 – The Story of Atula the Lay Disciple
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 227-230: porāṇametaṃ atula netaṃ ajjatanām'iva |nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṃ nindanti bahubhāṇinaṃ |mitabhāṇim'pi nindanti …
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