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" One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva, not Mara (with Brahman), could change into defeat the victory of a man who has vanquished himself, and always lives under restraint. "
Buddhaghosha's Parables - Page lxxxix
by Buddhaghosa - 1870 - 206 pages
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Chapters from the Bible of the Ages

Giles Badger Stebbins - 1872 - 408 pages
...and if another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors. One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva,...vanquished himself and always lives under restraint. If a man worship Agni (fire) for a hundred years in the forest, and if he pay homage for one moment...
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Chapters from the Bible of the Ages

Giles Badger Stebbins - 1872 - 416 pages
...and if another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors. One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva,...vanquished himself and always lives under restraint. If a man worship Agni (fire) for a hundred years in the forest, and if he pay homage for one moment...
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Lectures on the Science of Religion: With a Paper on Buddhist Nihilism, and ...

Friedrich Max Müller - 1872 - 340 pages
...another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors. 104, 105. One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva, not Mara with (100.) " V,iM " is to be taken as a nom. sing, fern., instead of the Sk. " vak." Brahman could change...
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The Sacred Anthology: A Book of Ethnical Scriptures

Moncure Daniel Conway - 1874 - 698 pages
...and if another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors. 0ne's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva,...victory .of a man who has vanquished himself, and lives under restraint. If a man for a hundred years sacrifice month after month with a thousand, and...
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The Sacred Anthology: A Book of Ethnical Scriptures

Moncure Daniel Conway - 1876 - 766 pages
...battle a thousand times thousand men, and if another conquer himself, he is tic greatest of conquerors. Brahman could change into defeat the victory of a man who has vanquished himself, and lives under restraint. If a man for a hundred years sacrifice month after month with a thousand, and...
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The Sacred Anthology (Oriental): A Book of Ethnical Scriptures

Moncure Daniel Conway - 1873 - 562 pages
...and if another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors. One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva,...the victory of a man who has vanquished himself, and lives under restraint. If a man for a hundred years sacrifice month after month with a thousand, and...
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The Sacred Anthology (Oriental): A Book of Ethnical Scriptures

Moncure Daniel Conway - 1877 - 564 pages
...conquerors. One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandbarva, not Mara with Brahman could change into defeat the victory of a man who has vanquished himself, and lives under restraint. If a man for a hundred years sacrifice month after month with a thousand, and...
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The Dhammapada: A Collection of Verses : Being One of the Canonical Books of ...

Friedrich Max Müller - 1881 - 444 pages
...another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors. 104. 105. One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva,...not Mara with Brahman could change into defeat the 100. This Sahasravarga, or Chapter of the Thousands, is quoted by that name in the Mahavastu (Minayeff,...
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The Dhammapada

Friedrich Max Müller - 1881 - 412 pages
...another conquer himself, he is the greatest of conquerors. 104. 105. One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva,...not Mara with Brahman could change into defeat the 100. This Sahasravarga, or Chapter of the Thousands, is quoted by that name in the Mahavastu (Minayeff,...
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The Permanent Elements of Religion: Eight Lectures Preached Before the ...

William Boyd Carpenter - 1889 - 496 pages
...body ; there is no happiness higher than rest." — Hid., v. 202. "One's own self conquered is better than all other people ; not even a god, a Gandharva,...vanquished himself, and always lives under restraint."— Ibid., vv. 104, 5. " Self is the lord of self, who else could he the lord? "With self well subdued,...
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