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Buddha - The Dhammapada - Danda-vago
Identifier
013147
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
The Dhammapada (Pāli; Prakrit: धम्मपद Dhammapada; Sanskrit: धर्मपद Dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism
A description of the experience
Ch. X. Punishment (Daṇḍa-vaggo) |
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131. | He who seeking his own happiness punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness, will not find happiness after death. | Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni yodaṇḍena vihiṃsati Attano sukhamesāno pecca so na labhate sukhaṃ. |
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132. | He who seeking his own happiness does not punish or kill beings who also long for happiness, will find happiness after death. | Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni yodaṇḍena na hiṃsati Attano sukhamesāno pecca so labhate sukhaṃ. |
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133. | Do not speak harshly to anybody; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful, blows for blows will touch thee. | Mā'voca pharusaṃ kañci vuttā paṭivadeyyu taṃ Dukkhā hi sārambhakathā paṭidaṇḍā phuseyyu taṃ. |