A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

Section Index
Preface
Introduction to the English Edition
1: Sīlavaggo – Virtue
One should be Amenable to Admonition ............................ 2
True Cultivation .................................................................... 3
The Six Gateways to Benefit ................................................ 4
Eight things Leading to prosperity ...................................... 5
Four Ways to spend one's Wealth ........................................ 6
A Wise Man's Duties ............................................................. 8
The Right Uses of Wealth .................................................. 10
The Wise attain Fame ......................................................... 12
Four Things not to be Done ............................................... 14
2: Pāpavaggo – Wickedness
Six Faults ............................................................................. 16
Various Dangers .................................................................. 17
Ten Things that should be Done ........................................ 20
3: Dhammavaggo – Dhamma
Four Things to Cultivate .................................................... 26
Four Well-Said Verses ........................................................ 27
Merits follow one to the Next World ................................ 29
The Priority of Truth .......................................................... 31
Truth and Untruth have Different Results ........................ 32
The Purification of Mortals ............................................... 33
The Path to Heaven............................................................. 34
Four Things leading to Success .......................................... 35
Three Things leading to Success ........................................ 36
Wise Discrimination ........................................................... 37
The Gift of Fearlessness ..................................................... 38
The Provenance of the Buddhas ........................................ 39
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