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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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12: The Chapter about the Self – 158<br />

A lack of virtue is worse than an enemy<br />

Devadatta sought to kill the Buddha and take over the running<br />

of the Saṅgha; the Buddha explained that he also tried to kill<br />

him in other existences, but it all worked to Devadatta’s<br />

downfall, and then he spoke this verse about him.<br />

162. Yassa accantadussīlyaṁ, māluvā Sālam-ivotataṁ,<br />

karoti so tathattānaṁ yathā naṁ icchatī diso.<br />

The one who lacks virtue,<br />

like deadly creeper on tree,<br />

makes himself just as his<br />

foe wishes him to be.

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