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Patna Dhammapada, Patna Dhamma Verses

A text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India, together with parallels.

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<strong>Patna</strong> Dharmapada - 175<br />

[352 ≈ Dhp 14]<br />

Yathā agāraṁ succhannaṁ vaṭṭhī na samitivijjhati,<br />

Just as rain does not penetrate a house with thatching that is good,<br />

evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ rāgo na samitivijjhati.<br />

so passion cannot penetrate a mind that is well-developed.<br />

Yathā agāraṁ succhannaṁ vuṭṭhī na samativijjhati,<br />

Just as rain does not penetrate a house with thatching that is good,<br />

evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ rāgo na samativijjhati.<br />

so passion cannot penetrate a mind that is well-developed.<br />

[353 ≈ Ud-v 31.12]<br />

Yathā agāraṁ ducchannaṁ vaṭṭhī samitivijjhati,<br />

Just as the rain penetrates a house with thatching that is poor,<br />

evaṁ abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ doṣo samitivijjhati.<br />

so hatred penetrates a mind that is undeveloped.<br />

Just as the rain penetrates a house with thatching that is poor,<br />

evaṁ hy abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ dveṣaḥ samatibhindati.<br />

so hatred penetrates a mind that is undeveloped.<br />

[354 ≈ Ud-v 31.18]<br />

Yathā agāraṁ succhannaṁ vaṭṭhī na samitivijjhati,<br />

Just as rain does not penetrate a house with thatching that is good,<br />

evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ doṣo na samitivijjhati.<br />

so hatred cannot penetrate a mind that is well-developed.<br />

vyatibhindati,<br />

Just as rain does not break into a house thatching that is good,<br />

evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ dveṣo na vyatibhindati.<br />

so hatred cannot break into a mind that is well-developed.

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