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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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22: The Chapter about the Underworld – 268<br />

Taking almsfood unworthily<br />

The Vaggumudātīriya monks went around praising each other<br />

and saying they had attained states they had not in order to get<br />

better almsfood; the Buddha restrained those monks and spoke<br />

this verse.<br />

308. Seyyo ayoguḷo bhutto tatto, aggisikhūpamo,<br />

yañ-ce bhuñjeyya dussīlo raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ asaññato.<br />

It’s better to eat a glowing<br />

iron ball, like a flame of fire,<br />

than that the monastic who is<br />

unrestrained and unvirtuous<br />

should enjoy the country’s almsfood.

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