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ATTHAKAVAGGA.
prays for purity in this world, as one who has lost his caravan or wandered away from his house. (899)
6. Having left virtue and (holy) works altogether, and both wrong and blameless work, not praying for purity or impurity, he wanders abstaining (from both purity and impurity), without having embraced peace.
(900) 7. By means of penance, or anything disliked, or what has been seen, or heard, or thought, going upwards they wail for what is pure, without being free from desire for reiterated existence. (901)
8. For him who wishes (for something there always are) desires !, and trembling in (the midst of his) plans; he for whom there is no death and no re-birth, how can he tremble or desire anything?
(902) 9. What some call the highest Dhamma, that others again call wretched; which one of these, pray, is the true doctrine (vâda)? for all these assert themselves (to be the only) expert. (903)
10. Their own Dhamma they say is perfect, another's Dhamma again they say is wretched; so having disagreed they dispute, they each say their own opinions (are) the truth. . (904)
11. If one (becomes) low by another's censure, then there will be no one distinguished amongst the Dhammas ; for they all say another's Dhamma (is) low, in their own they say there is something firma
(905)
1 Gappitâni. 2 Parassa ke vamhayitena hîno Na koki dhammesu visesi assa, Puthù hi aññassa vadanti dhammam Nihînato samhi dalham vadânã.
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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 |