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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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10: The Chapter about the Stick – 138<br />

Asceticism is not enough<br />

A householder went forth, but first has a cottage built for<br />

himself, with provisions stored up, slaves and many requisites<br />

so as to live comfortably; the monks complained to the Buddha<br />

who reproved the monk; in a tiff the monk threw off his robe<br />

and out of spite declared he would go around half-naked; the<br />

Buddha reproved him yet again with this verse.<br />

141. Na naggacar i yā na jaṭā na paṅkā,<br />

nānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā,<br />

rājo ca jallaṁ ukkuṭikappadhānaṁ,<br />

sodhenti maccaṁ avitiṇṇakaṅkhaṁ.<br />

Not nakedness, matted hair, mud,<br />

fasting, lying on stony ground,<br />

dust, dirt, or striving while squatting,<br />

can purify a mortal who<br />

has not removed uncertainty.

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