Patna Dhamma Verses (Patna Dhammapada)
A simple text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India.
A simple text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India.
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<strong>Patna</strong> Dharma <strong>Verses</strong> - 177<br />
394. Yo ca vaśśaśataṁ jīve,<br />
apaśśaṁ dhammam uttamaṁ,<br />
ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo,<br />
paśśato dhammam uttamaṁ.<br />
One might live for a hundred years,<br />
without seeing the supreme state,<br />
but a life of one day is better,<br />
for one seeing the supreme state.<br />
395. Yo ca vaśśasataṁ jīve,<br />
apaśśaṁ amataṁ padaṁ,<br />
ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo,<br />
paśśato amataṁ padaṁ.<br />
One might live for a hundred years,<br />
without seeing the deathless state,<br />
but a life of one day is better,<br />
for one seeing the deathless state.<br />
396. Yo ca vaśśasataṁ jīve,<br />
Saddhamme apratiṣṭhito,<br />
ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ śreyo,<br />
Sadhammam iha vijānato.<br />
One might live for a hundred years,<br />
unestablished in the True <strong>Dhamma</strong>,<br />
but a life of one day is better,<br />
for one who knows the True <strong>Dhamma</strong>.
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