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Dhammapada, Verse 159 – The Story of Venerable Padhānikatissa
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 159: attānañce tathā kayirā yathaññamanusāsati |sudanto vata dammetha attā hi kira duddamo || 159 || 159. As one …
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Dhammapada, Verse 158 – The Story of Venerable Upananda Sākyaputta
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 158: attānam'eva paṭhamaṃ patirūpe nivesaye |athaññam'anusāseyya na kilisseyya paṇḍito || 158 || 158. One should …
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Dhammapada, Verse 157 – The Story of Bodhirājakumāra
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 157: attānaṃ ce piyaṃ jaññā rakkheyya naṃ surakkhitaṃ |tiṇṇam aññataraṃ yāmaṃ paṭijaggeyya paṇḍito || 157 || 157. If …
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Dhammapada, Verse 155-156 – The Story of Mahādhana the Treasurer’s Son
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 155-156: acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ |jiṇṇakoñc'āva jhāyanti khīṇamacche'va pallale || 155 ||acaritvā …
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Dhammapada, Verse 153-154 – Venerable Ānanda’s Stanzas
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 153-154: anekajāti saṃsāraṃ sandhāvissaṃ anibbisaṃ |gahakārakaṃ gavesanto dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ || 153 ||gahakāraka …
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