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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 - 186<br />

[379 ≈ Dhp 106]<br />

Māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeya śataṁ samā;<br />

One might give alms impartially with a thousand (coins of money) month by month for a<br />

hundred (years);<br />

ekañ-ca bhāvitāttānaṁ muhuttam api pūjaye –<br />

and one might worship someone with developed self for a second –<br />

sā eva pūjanā śreyo yac cha vaśśaśataṁ hutaṁ.<br />

that worship is surely better than the hundred-year sacrifice.<br />

Māse māse sahassena yo yajetha sataṁ samaṁ;<br />

One might give alms impartially with a thousand (coins of money) month by month for a<br />

hundred (years);<br />

ekañ-ca bhāvitattānaṁ muhuttam-api pūjaye –<br />

and one might worship someone with developed self for a second –<br />

sā yeva pūjanā seyyo yañ-ce vassasataṁ hutaṁ.<br />

that worship is surely better than the hundred-year sacrifice.<br />

[380 ≈ Dhp 107]<br />

Yo ca vaśśaśataṁ jantū aggiṁ paricare vane;<br />

One person might care for the fire in the woods for a hundred years;<br />

ekañ-ca bhāvitāttānaṁ muhuttam api pūjaye –<br />

and one might worship someone with developed self for a second –<br />

sā eva pūjanā śreyo yac cha vaśśaśataṁ hutaṁ.<br />

that worship is surely better than the hundred-year sacrifice.<br />

Yo ca vassasataṁ jantu aggiṁ paricare vane;<br />

One person might care for the fire in the woods for a hundred years;<br />

ekañ-ca bhāvitattānaṁ muhuttam-api pūjaye –<br />

and one might worship someone with developed self for a second –<br />

sā yeva pūjanā seyyo yañ-ce vassasataṁ hutaṁ.<br />

that worship is surely better than the hundred-year sacrifice.

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