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... virtue , i . e . the path that leads to virtue , and supply a very appropriate title for a collection of moral ... holy Dhammapada , ' - lends itself far better to another translation , viz . ' The Teacher who had gained a firm 1 Cf ...
... virtue , i . e . the path that leads to virtue , and supply a very appropriate title for a collection of moral ... holy Dhammapada , ' - lends itself far better to another translation , viz . ' The Teacher who had gained a firm 1 Cf ...
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... Religion , ' so that there can be little doubt that the priests of that island accept Dhammapada in the sense of ' Vestiges of Religion , ' or , from a different point of view , ' The Path of Virtue . ' M. L. Feer1 takes a slightly ...
... Religion , ' so that there can be little doubt that the priests of that island accept Dhammapada in the sense of ' Vestiges of Religion , ' or , from a different point of view , ' The Path of Virtue . ' M. L. Feer1 takes a slightly ...
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... holy man , a saint . Ariya , noble . Bhagavat , worshipful , blessed , a name of a Buddha . Bhikkhu , a mendicant . Brahman , the supreme god ... virtue , thing . Gahattha , Gihin , a householder . Gotama , a name of the last Bud- dha .
... holy man , a saint . Ariya , noble . Bhagavat , worshipful , blessed , a name of a Buddha . Bhikkhu , a mendicant . Brahman , the supreme god ... virtue , thing . Gahattha , Gihin , a householder . Gotama , a name of the last Bud- dha .
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... virtue and ( holy ) works , is composed , delights in meditation , is thoughtful , free from ties , free from harshness ( akhila ) , and free from passion , him the wise style a Muni . ( 211 ) 7. The Muni that wanders solitarily , the ...
... virtue and ( holy ) works , is composed , delights in meditation , is thoughtful , free from ties , free from harshness ( akhila ) , and free from passion , him the wise style a Muni . ( 211 ) 7. The Muni that wanders solitarily , the ...
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... virtue and ( holy ) works . He is released also from the four hells , and he is incapable of committing the six 1 The Commentator : satam pasatthâ ti sappurisehi buddha- pakkekabuddhasâvakehi aññehi ka devamanussehi pasatthâ . deadly ...
... virtue and ( holy ) works . He is released also from the four hells , and he is incapable of committing the six 1 The Commentator : satam pasatthâ ti sappurisehi buddha- pakkekabuddhasâvakehi aññehi ka devamanussehi pasatthâ . deadly ...
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Abhidhamma amongst Arhat ascetic Asoka assembly of Bhikkhus Atthakathâ Beal Bhagavat Bhikkhu Bhikkhu leaves birth body Brâh Brâhmana Buddha Buddha's death Buddhaghosa Buddhist Burnouf called canon cause of loss Ceylon Childers commentary Commentator Comp conquered Council D'Alwis deeds delight Dhamma Dhammapada Dîpavamsa disciples doubt Dyad ended evil existence explained Fausböll fool free from desire further shore Gainas Gâtaka Gatila gods happiness hell Keniya king knowledge Kokâliya let one know let one wander living Lotus lust Magadha Mahâbh Mahânâma Mahâvamsa Mâra MAX MÜLLER meaning meditation mind Muni Nibbâna Nirvâna oblations Oldenberg origin of pain outcast overcome Pâli passion perfect Pingiya rhinoceros Rhys Davids Sabhiya Sakya Samana Sanskrit Sela sense sensual pleasures snake quits Sugata Suttanipâta suttas tell Theravâda things thought tion Tipitaka translation truth understanding upadhi venerable Gotama Vibhanga Vinaya Vinaya-pitaka Whosoever wise words worn out skin Yakkha
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Page 3 - 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.
Page 47 - Look upon the world as you would on a bubble, look upon it as you would on a mirage: the king of death does not see him who thus looks down upon the world.
Page 9 - EARNESTNESS is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are thoughtless are as if dead already.
Page 2 - Vol. II. The Sacred Laws of the Aryas, as taught in the Schools of Apastamba, Gautama, VasishMa, and Baudh&yana. Translated by Prof. Georg Biihler. Part I. Apastamba and Gautama. lo*. 6d. Vol. III. The Sacred Books of China. The Texts of Confucianism.
Page 5 - For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.
Page 60 - Let a wise man blow off the impurities of his self, as a smith blows off the impurities of silver one by one, little by little, and from time to time.
Page 44 - But now, maker of the tabernacle, thou hast been seen; thou shalt not make up this tabernacle again. All thy rafters are broken, thy ridge-pole is sundered; the mind, approaching the Eternal (visankhara, nirvana), has attained to the extinction of all desires. 155. Men who have not observed proper discipline, and have not gained treasure in their youth, perish like old herons in a lake without fish.
Page 95 - Brahmana who calls nothing his own, whether it be before, behind, or between ; who is poor, and free from the love of the world.
Page 45 - Self is the lord of self, who else could be the lord? With self well subdued, a man finds a lord such as few can find.
Page 66 - Muni, and is a Muni thereby; he who in this world weighs both sides is called a Muni.