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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Verse 28 – The Story of Monk Mahākassapa
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 28: pamādaṃ appamādena yadā nudati paṇḍito |paññāpāsādamāruyha asoko sokiniṃ pajaṃ |pabbataṭṭho'va bhummaṭṭhe dhīro …
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Verse 26-27 – The Story of Bāla Nakkhatta Festival
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 26-27: pamādamanuyuñjanti bālā dummedhino janā |appamādañca medhāvi dhanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ'va rakkhati || 26 ||mā …
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Verse 25 – The Story of Cūlapanthaka
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 25: uṭṭhānen'appamādena saññamena damena ca |dīpaṃ kayirātha medhāvī yaṃ ogho nābhikīrati || 25 || 25. By energy and …
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Verse 24 – The Story of Kumbhaghosaka, the Banker
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 24: uṭṭhānavato satimato sucikammassa nisammakārino |saññatassa ca dhammajīvino appamattassa yaso'bhivaḍḍhati || 24 …
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