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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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14: The Chapter about the Buddha – 176<br />

The Buddha cannot be led astray<br />

For six years before the Awakening Māra pursued the<br />

Bodhisatta looking for an opening, but he found none; Māra<br />

was dejected, and his daughters finding out why, tried and<br />

failed to make the newly attained Buddha fall victim to lust;<br />

the Buddha rebuked them with these verses.<br />

179. Yassa jitaṁ nāvajīyati,<br />

jitaṁ assa no yāti koci loke,<br />

tam-Buddham-anantagocaraṁ,<br />

apadaṁ kena padena nessatha?<br />

He whose victory cannot be undone,<br />

whose victory no one here approaches,<br />

the Buddha, whose range is surely endless,<br />

by what path can you lead the pathless one?<br />

180. Yassa jālinī visattikā,<br />

taṇhā natthi kuhiñci netave,<br />

tam-Buddham-anantagocaraṁ,<br />

apadaṁ kena padena nessatha?<br />

For him there is no desire, attachment,<br />

or craving that will lead him anywhere,<br />

the Buddha, whose range is surely endless,<br />

by what path can you lead the pathless one?

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