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URAGAVAGGA.
the solitarily wandering they call a Muni; such a great Isi has seen the state of peace? (207)
3. Having considered the causes of sin, and) killed the seed, let him not give way to desire for it; such a Muni who sees the end of birth and destruction (i. e. Nibbâna), after leaving reasoning behind, does not enter the number (of living beings) 2.
(208) 4. He who has penetrated all the resting-places 3 (of the mind, and) does not wish for any of them, such a Muni indeed, free from covetousness and free from greediness, does not gather up (resting-places), for he has reached the other shore.
(209) 5. The man who has overcome everything, who knows everything, who is possessed of a good understanding, undefiled in all things (dhamma), abandoning everything, liberated in the destruction of desire (i. e. Nibbâna), him the wise style a Muni.
(210) 6. The man who has the strength of understanding, is endowed with 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 zealous,
1 Yo gâtam ukkhigga na ropayeyya Gâyantam assa nânuppavekkhe Tam âhu ekam muninam karantam, Addakkhi so santipadam mahesi. Samkhâya vatthûni pamâya bîgam Sineham assa nânuppavekkhe, Sa ve munî gâtikhayantadassî
Takkam pahâya na upeti samkham. 8 Nivesanâni. Comp. Dutthaka, v. 6. • Comp. Dhp. v. 353.
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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 |