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Dhammapada–Chap 12–The Self
Leave a commentMay 17, 2013 by styagi68
Verse 157: If you value yourself then keep yourself safe. Become enlightened in your life. Verse 158–159: First fix yourself …
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Dhammapada–Chap 11–Old Age
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Verse 146-151: These six verses describe in different ways the frailty of the human form. It is unstable, full of disease …
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Dhammapada–Chap 10–Punishment or Violence
Leave a commentMay 17, 2013 by styagi68
The chapter mostly covers the use of violence as punishment or repression and its consequences. The word is Danda which …
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Dhammapada–Chap 9–Evil (Sin, Papavagga)
Leave a commentMarch 28, 2013 by styagi68
In this chapter, Buddha talks about evil or sin. Most of the verses talk about the inevitability of a bad …
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Dhammapada–Chap 8–The Thousands
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This chapter differentiates between quantity and quality. The essence of these verses is that “many of worthless things is still …
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Dhammapada–Chap 7–The Holy One (Arahant)
Leave a commentMarch 23, 2013 by styagi68
The state of Arahant is higher than a wise man (who is equipoised and calm) but not that of a Buddha (enlightened …
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Dhammapada–Chap 6–The Wise Man (Pandit)
Leave a commentMarch 21, 2013 by styagi68
This chapter collects Budha’s sayings on the wise (as opposed to the fools in the previous chapter). Verse 76: One …
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Dhammapada–Chap 5–The Fool
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Verse 60: For the sleepless the night is long, for the tired a yojana (12 miles) is long and for …
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Dhammapada–Chap 4–The Flowers
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This chapter collects suttas on flower. Some times flower is used as a positive thing (as in when it spreads …
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Dhammapada–Chap1–The Twin Verses
1March 8, 2013 by styagi68
Dhammapada is the earliest (and arguably the most authentic) of Buddhist texts. The story goes that at the time of Buddha’s death …
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