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> - 186<br />
gāthāśatāni pañca dve ca gāthe.<br />
iti parihāroyam asmadīyaḥ.<br />
Śubham astu sarvvasatvānānaṁ!<br />
Complete are the five hundred and two verses 70<br />
of the Dharma <strong>Verses</strong>, the Deathless <strong>Verses</strong>.<br />
As I saw, so I wrote,<br />
giving it our complete attention.<br />
May there be good for all beings!<br />
70<br />
As we can see, despite the number given here, there are only 414 verses in<br />
the text as we receive it (413 taking into account the wrong division at<br />
180-181); why there is this discrepency is not clear as no text appears to be<br />
missing.
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