Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 5: na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanaṃ |averena ca sammanti esa dhammo sanantano || 5 || 5. Never here by …
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Verse 3-4 – The Story of Monk Tissa
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 3-4: akkocchi maṃ, avadhi maṃ ajini maṃ ahāsi me |ye taṃ upanayhantī veraṃ tesaṃ na sammati || 3 ||akkocchi maṃ avadhi …
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Dhammapada 1 – Suffering Follows The Evil-Doer
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 1: manopubbaṅgamā dhammā manoseṭṭā manomayā |manasā ce paduṭṭhena bhāsati vā karoti vā |tato naṃ dukkhamanveti …
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Buddha’s Message to the World – Swami Vivekananda
(Delivered in San Francisco, on March 18, 1900) Buddhism is historically the most important religion — historically, not philosophically — because it was the most tremendous religious movement that …
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Four Noble Truths in Buddhism
The Four Noble Truths are the central teaching of Buddhism. They are: The Four Noble Truths are a guide to understanding the nature of reality and how to achieve liberation from suffering. They …
Dhammapada, Verse 235-238 – The Story of the Son of a Butcher
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 235-238: paṇḍupalāso'va'dāni'si yamapurisā'pi ca taṃ upaṭṭhitā |uyyogamukhe ca tiṭṭhasi patheyyam'pi ca te na …
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