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DHAMMAPADA. CHAP. XVIII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
IMPURITY.
235. Thou art now like a sear leaf, the messengers of death (Yama) have come near to thee; thou standest at the door of thy departure, and thou hast no provision for thy journey.
236. Make thyself an island, work hard, be wise! When thy impurities are blown away, and thou art free from guilt, thou wilt enter into the heavenly world of the elect (Ariya).
237. Thy life has come to an end, thou art come near to death (Yama), there is no resting-place for thee on the road, and thou hast no provision for thy journey.
238. Make thyself an island, work hard, be wise ! When thy impurities are blown away, and thou art free from guilt, thou wilt not enter again into birth and decay.
239. 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.
240. As the impurity which springs from the iron,
235. Uyyoga seems to mean departure. See Buddhaghosa's commentary on verse 152, p. 319, 1. 1; Fausböll, Five Gâtakas, P. 35.
236. “An island,' for a drowning man to save himself; (see verse 25.) Dipankara is the name of one of the former Buddhas, and it is also used as an appellative of the Buddha, but is always derived from dîpo,' a lamp.'
239. This verse is the foundation of the thirty-fourth section of the Sätra of the forty-two sections; see Beal, Catena, p. 201; Suttanipâta, v. 962.
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |