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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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5: The Chapter about Fools – 68<br />

Fools cannot learn<br />

Ven. Udāyi lived with the Buddha, but when questioned by<br />

visiting monks it was found he did not know even the<br />

fundamentals of the teaching; they told this to the Buddha,<br />

who spoke this verse.<br />

64. Yāvajīvam-pi ce bālo paṇḍitaṁ pay i rupāsati,<br />

na so <strong>Dhamma</strong>ṁ vijānāti, dabbī sūparasaṁ yathā.<br />

Even if a fool attends on<br />

a wise man for his whole life long,<br />

he does not learn <strong>Dhamma</strong>, just as<br />

spoon learns not the taste of curry.

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