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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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25: The Chapter about Monastics – 303<br />

The true monastic<br />

Two friends retired from the world and became monks<br />

together; one day, after bathing, they saw two geese flying<br />

through the air, and one of the monks said he could hit one of<br />

the geese in both eyes, and threw a pebble which hit its mark<br />

and brought the goose down; when the Buddha heard about it<br />

he taught them a Jātaka about scrupulous laymen, and then<br />

taught them further with this verse.<br />

362. Hatthasaṁyatŏ pādasaṁyato,<br />

vācāya saṁyatŏ saṁyatuttamo,<br />

ajjhattarato samāhito,<br />

eko santusito: tam-āhu bhikkhuṁ.<br />

One who controls his hands, controls his feet,<br />

controls his speech, controls the mind supreme,<br />

with delight, composure, solitary,<br />

content: that one is called a monastic.

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