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    The Dhammapada: The Teachings of the Buddha
    The Dhammapada: The Teachings of the Buddha
    The Dhammapada: The Teachings of the Buddha
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    The Dhammapada: The Teachings of the Buddha

    By Gautama Buddha

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    The Dhammapada is the most important document of the Buddhism religion. It is believed that the Buddha spoke the verses of The Dhammapada, which address themes such as ethics, happiness, and anger, on several occasions. The 423 verses in 26 chapters are an essential part of Buddhist teachings and offer helpful lessons for modern

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGENERAL PRESS
    Release dateSep 9, 2019
    ISBN9789389440348
    The Dhammapada: The Teachings of the Buddha

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      The Dhammapada - Gautama Buddha

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      Contents

      Chapter 1

      The Twin-Verses

      Chapter 2

      On Earnestness

      Chapter 3

      Thought

      Chapter 4

      Flowers

      Chapter 5

      The Fool

      Chapter 6

      The Wise Man (Pandita)

      Chapter 7

      The Venerable (Arhat)

      Chapter 8

      The Thousands

      Chapter 9

      Evil

      Chapter 10

      Punishment

      Chapter 11

      Old Age

      Chapter 12

      Self

      Chapter 13

      The World

      Chapter 14

      The Buddha (The Awakened)

      Chapter 15

      Happiness

      Chapter 16

      Pleasure

      Chapter 17

      Anger

      Chapter 18

      Impurity

      Chapter 19

      The Just

      Chapter 20

      The Way

      Chapter 21

      Miscellaneous

      Chapter 22

      The Downward Course

      Chapter 23

      The Elephant

      Chapter 24

      Thirst

      Chapter 25

      The Bhikshu (Mendicant)

      Chapter 26

      The Brahmana (Arhat)

      Chapter 1

      The Twin-Verses

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      All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.

      All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

      He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,—in those who harbour such thoughts hatred will never cease.

      He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,—in those who do not harbour such thoughts hatred will cease.

      For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.

      The world does not know that we must all come to an end here;—but those who know it, their quarrels cease at once.

      He who lives looking for pleasures only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his food, idle,

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