The term "Alvars" refers to a group of twelve ancient Tamil poet-saints in South India who were devoted to the worship of Lord Vishnu. The Alvars lived between the 5th and 9th centuries CE and played …
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Dhammapada, Verse 168-169 – The Story of King Suddhodana
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 168-169: uttiṭṭhe nappamajjeyya dhammaṃ sucaritaṃ care |dhammacāri sukhaṃ seti asmiṃ loke paramhi ca || 168 ||dhammaṃ …
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Isha Upanishad, Verses 17 and 18
वायुरनिलममृतमथेदं भस्मान्तं शरीरम् ।ओं । क्रतो स्मर कृतं स्मर क्रतो स्मर कृतं स्मर ॥ १७ ॥अग्ने नय सुपथा राये अस्मान्विश्वानि देव वयुनानि विद्वान् ।युयोध्यस्मज्जुहुराणमेनो भूयिष्ठां ते नम उक्तिं विधेम …
Dhammapada, Verse 167 – The Story of a Young Monk
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 167: hīnaṃ dhammaṃ na seveyya pamādena na saṃvase |micchādiṭṭhiṃ na seveyya na siyā lokavaddhano || 167 || 167. Do …
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All Power is within – Swami Vivekananda
I shall tell you a story which I heard from a great scholar in the West. It was told him by a Governor of Ceylon who saw the performance. A girl was brought forward and seated cross-legged upon a …
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Dhammapada, Verse 166 – The Story of Venerable Attadattha
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 166: attad'atthaṃ paratthena bahun'āpi na hāpaye |attad'atthaṃ abhiññāya sadatthapasuto siyā || 166 || 166. Let none …
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