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Dhamma Verses (Dhammapada, KN 2)

Pāli verses with English translation in this collection of 423 Dhamma verses, along with their story and moral.

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8: The Chapter about the Thousands – 104<br />

One useful verse is better<br />

Bāhiya Dārucīriya obtained a short teaching from the Buddha,<br />

became an Arahat and died straight afterwards; the Buddha<br />

appointed him as foremost amongst those who were quick to<br />

grasp the Teaching, and when the monks doubted it, he taught<br />

them with this verse.<br />

101. Sahassam-api ce gāthā anatthapadasaṁhitā,<br />

ekaṁ gāthāpadaṁ seyyo yaṁ sutvā upasammati.<br />

Though there are a thousand verses<br />

consisting of quite useless words,<br />

better is one word of a verse<br />

hearing which one is brought to peace.

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