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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 - 176<br />

[355 ≈ Ud-v 31.13]<br />

Yathā agāraṁ ducchannaṁ vaṭṭhī samitivijjhati,<br />

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

evaṁ abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ moho samitivijjhati.<br />

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

Ya<br />

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

evaṁ hy abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ mohaḥ samatibhindati.<br />

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

[356 ≈ Ud-v 31.19]<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 moho na samitivijjhati.<br />

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

ir na vyatibhindati,<br />

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

evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ moho na vyatibhindati.<br />

so delusion cannot break into a mind that is well-developed.<br />

[357 ≈ Dhp 183]<br />

Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṁ, kuśalassa apasampadā,<br />

The non-doing of anything wicked, undertaking of what is good,<br />

sacittapar i yodamanaṁ – etaṁ Buddhāna’ śāsanaṁ.<br />

the training of one’s mind – this is the teaching of the Buddhas.<br />

Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṁ, kusalassa upasampadā,<br />

The non-doing of anything wicked, undertaking of what is good,<br />

sacittapar i yodapanaṁ – etaṁ Buddhāna’ sāsanaṁ.<br />

the purification of one’s mind – this is the teaching of the Buddhas.<br />

Cittavarggaḥ<br />

The Chapter about the Mind

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