A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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Dhp 223 Uttarā-Upāsikāvatthu
Overcoming Defilements with their Opposites
A wife hires a courtesan to look after her
husband's needs, while she serves the Buddha and
his monks. The courtesan gets angry and tries to
burn her with boiling ghee, but the power of
loving-kindness stops it burning.
72. Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ, asādhuṁ sādhunā jine,
Jine kadar i yaṁ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṁ.
One should overcome hate by love,
A lack of virtue by virtue,
Stinginess by generosity,
Lying and false speech by the truth.
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