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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Verse 21-23 – The Story of Sāmāvati
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 21-23: appamādo amatapadaṃ pamādo maccuno padaṃ |appamattā na mīyanti ye pamattā yathā matā || 21 ||etaṃ visesato ñatvā …
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Verse 19-20 – The Story of Two Friends
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 19-20: bahumpi ce sahitaṃ bhāsamāno na takkaro hoti naro pamatto |gopo'va gāvo gaṇayaṃ paresaṃ na bhāgavā …
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Dhammapada, Verse 318-319 – The Story of the Disciples of Non-Buddhist Teachers
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 318-319: avajje vajjamatino vajje cā'vajjadassino |micchādiṭṭhisamādānā sattā gacchanti duggatiṃ || 318 ||vajjaṃ ca …
Verse 18 – The Story of Sumanādevi
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 18: idha nandati pecca nandati pāpakārī ubhayattha nandati |pāpaṃ me katanti nandati bhiyyo nandati suggatiṃ gato || 18 …