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When I started Buddhist studies in sec 3
the first book i recite at home in the living room in front of
Guanyin is Dhammapada (fa ju jing) for a period of 2 months (sorry
i cant remember how long)
so here i present the wikipedia explanation of Dhammapada
The Dhammapada (Pâli, sometimes translated as Path of the Dharma.
Also Prakrit Dhamapada, Sanskrit Dharmapada) is a Buddhist
scripture, containing 423 verses in 26 categories. According to
tradition, these are verses spoken by the Buddha on various
occasions, most of which deal with ethics. A fourth or fifth
century commentary attributed to Buddhaghosa includes 305 stories
which give context to the verses. [1]
The Dhammapada is a popular section of the Pâli Tipitaka and is
considered one of the most important pieces of Theravada
literature.
Although the Pâli edition is the most well known, a Gandhari
edition written in Kharosthi and a seemingly related text in
Sanskrit known as the Udanavarga have also been discovered.
Despite being a primarily Theravada text, the Dhammapada is read by
many Mahayana Buddhists and remains a very popular text across all
schools of Buddhism.
Contents [hide]
1 Excerpt from the Dhammapada
2 Translations of the Dhammapada
3 External links
4 References
[edit] Excerpt from the Dhammapada
Contrary Ways
What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our
present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the
creation of our mind. If a man speaks or acts with an impure mind,
suffering follows him as the wheel of the cart follows the beast
that draws the cart.
He insulted me, he hurt me, he defeated me, he robbed me. Those who
think such thoughts will not be free from hate.
For hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This
is a law eternal..
(Translation by Juan Mascaro)
Check your mind,
Be on your guard,
Pull yourself out,
As an elephant from mud.
xxiii.8
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