Buddhaghosha's parables, tr. by T. Rogers. With an intr., containing Buddha's Dhammapada, or 'Path of virtue', tr. by F.M. Müller |
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Page cvii
... world . 171 . Come , look at this glittering world , like unto a royal chariot ; the foolish are immersed in it , but the wise do not cling to it . 172 . He who formerly was reckless and afterwards be cvii CHAPTER XIII. ...
... world . 171 . Come , look at this glittering world , like unto a royal chariot ; the foolish are immersed in it , but the wise do not cling to it . 172 . He who formerly was reckless and afterwards be cvii CHAPTER XIII. ...
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... royal edict . When Para Taken had finished his discourse , 84,000 of the congregation were converted . Maddhakundali obtained the reward due to Sotapatti , 1 and Adinnapub- One state or condition of an Ariya , of which there are ...
... royal edict . When Para Taken had finished his discourse , 84,000 of the congregation were converted . Maddhakundali obtained the reward due to Sotapatti , 1 and Adinnapub- One state or condition of an Ariya , of which there are ...
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... royal power . " He also sent this message to her : " I have offered as an acknowledgment to these merchants three hundred thousand ( pieces of gold ) ; give it to them . " king , with his thousand nobles , then set off on their journey ...
... royal power . " He also sent this message to her : " I have offered as an acknowledgment to these merchants three hundred thousand ( pieces of gold ) ; give it to them . " king , with his thousand nobles , then set off on their journey ...
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... royal power , and has instructed us to ask from your Majesty a present of three hundred thousand . " Queen Anogā said , " Brothers , why did King Mahākappina give my brothers three hundred thousand ? " The merchants replied , " Hearing ...
... royal power , and has instructed us to ask from your Majesty a present of three hundred thousand . " Queen Anogā said , " Brothers , why did King Mahākappina give my brothers three hundred thousand ? " The merchants replied , " Hearing ...
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... royal slaves , saying , ' The king is going to sacri- fice , ' took 500 bulls , and as many of every other living creature . The inhabitants , with sorrowful counte- nances , weeping for their children and grandchildren , raised loud ...
... royal slaves , saying , ' The king is going to sacri- fice , ' took 500 bulls , and as many of every other living creature . The inhabitants , with sorrowful counte- nances , weeping for their children and grandchildren , raised loud ...
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Anavatatta Anuruddha Ariya asked became become a Rahan Benares Bhikshu birth Brahman Brâhmana Buddha Buddhaghosha Buddhist Burmese Burnouf called CHAPTER cloth daughter death Devala Dhamma Dhammapada disciples Edited elephant English evil deeds existence F. J. FURNIVALL Fausböll gave Getavana monastery girl gold Gotama GRAMMAR happiness hell homage hundred India kalpas Kassapa Khugguttara King Udena king's Kulla-Panthaka Language live Lokatissa Lord and master lord Sariputta Lotus Magandiya Mahādūta Mahākāla Mâra means Mittapindaka Nat country Nat-King Nat's Nibbāna Nirvâna nobles offering Pakkekabuddha palace Pâli Parā Para Taken parables preached the law priesthood priests princess probationer Pyathat queen Rahanda Rahans replied rice Rishi Royal Royal Asiatic Society sacred Samavati Sanskrit Sariputta Savatthi Savatthi country saying sense sewed slaves Sotapatti Sramana STORY thabet thou thought thousand Thugyuè Thuthe Thuthe's translated Udena verse Vipassana wife wise words yoganas young
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Page lvi - All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.
Page cxxxvii - Watching his speech, well restrained in mind, let a man never commit any wrong with his body! Let a man but keep these three roads of action clear, and he will achieve the way which is taught by the wise.
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Page cxliii - He who says what is not, goes to hell ; he also who, having done a thing, says I have not done it. After death both are equal, they are men with evil deeds in the next world. 307. Many men whose shoulders are covered with the yellow gown are ill-conditioned and unrestrained; such evil-doers by their evil deeds go to hell.
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Page xcii - If a man commits a sin, let him not do it again; let him not delight in sin: pain is the outcome of evil. 118. If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it: happiness is the outcome of good.
Page xciii - Let no man think lightly of evil, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the fool becomes full of evil, even if he gather it little by little. 122. Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me.
Page clxiv - Brahmana worships the sacrificial fire. 393. A man does not become a Brahmana by his platted hair, by his family, or by birth; in whom there is truth and righteousness, he is blessed, he is a Brahmana.