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ask him, who never till that time had left Manasakata, which was the way to Manasâkata. Would that man, born and brought up in Manasâkata, be in any doubt or difficulty ?'
Certainly not, Gotama! And why? If the man had been born and brought up in Manasâkata, every road that leads to Manasâkata would be perfectly familiar to him.'
43. That man, Vâsettha, born and brought up at Manasâkata might, if he were asked the way to Manasâkata, fall into doubt and difficulty, but to the Tathâgata, when asked touching the path which leads to the world of Brahmâ, there can be neither doubt nor difficulty. For Brahmâ, I know, Vâsettha, and the world of Brahmâ, and the path which leadeth unto it. Yea, I know it even as one who has entered the Brahmâ world, and has been born within it!'
44. When he had thus spoken, Vasettha the young Brâhman said to the Blessed One:
'So has it been told me, Gotama, even that the Samana Gotama knows the way to a state of union with Brahmâ. It is well! Let the venerable Gotama be pleased to show us the way to a state of union with Brahmâ, let the venerable Gotama save the Brâhman race !'
45. 'Listen then, Vâsettha, and give ear attentively, and I will speak!'
So be it, Lord !' said the young Brâhman Vâsettha, in assent, to the Blessed One.
46. Then the Blessed One spake, and said: "1 Know, Vasettha, that? (from time to time) a 1 From here down to the end of p. 200 is a repetition word for
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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 |