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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 – 73<br />

The ripening of wickedness<br />

A cousin of the nun Ven. Uppalavaṇṇā hid in her forest<br />

dwelling and raped her when she returned; later the earth<br />

swallowed him up and he was reborn in Avīci, the relentless<br />

hell; the Buddha then gave this teaching.<br />

69. Madhuvā maññati bālo, yāva pāpaṁ na paccati,<br />

yadā ca paccati pāpaṁ, bālo dukkhaṁ nigacchati.<br />

The fool thinks it sweet, as long as<br />

the wicked deed does not ripen,<br />

but when the wicked deed ripens,<br />

the fool undergoes suffering.

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