Buddhaghosha's parables, tr. by T. Rogers. With an intr., containing Buddha's Dhammapada, or 'Path of virtue', tr. by F.M. Müller |
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Page xxvi
... gods whom he found worshipped by the multitude , were the gods . of the Vedas and the Brahmanas , such as Indra , Agni , and Yama , and in the divinity of such deities , Buddha certainly did not believe . He never argues against their ...
... gods whom he found worshipped by the multitude , were the gods . of the Vedas and the Brahmanas , such as Indra , Agni , and Yama , and in the divinity of such deities , Buddha certainly did not believe . He never argues against their ...
Page xxvii
... gods , in general , are frequently mentioned in the Dhammapada : - V. 177. The uncharitable do not go to the world of the gods . V. 224. Speak the truth , do not yield to anger ; give , if thou art asked , from the little thou hast ; by ...
... gods , in general , are frequently mentioned in the Dhammapada : - V. 177. The uncharitable do not go to the world of the gods . V. 224. Speak the truth , do not yield to anger ; give , if thou art asked , from the little thou hast ; by ...
Page xxviii
... gods envy him whose senses have been subdued ; in v . 366 , that they praise a Bhikshu who is contented , pure , and not slothful ( cf. v . 230 ) ; in v . 224 , that good people go near the gods ; in v . 236 , that a man who is free ...
... gods envy him whose senses have been subdued ; in v . 366 , that they praise a Bhikshu who is contented , pure , and not slothful ( cf. v . 230 ) ; in v . 224 , that good people go near the gods ; in v . 236 , that a man who is free ...
Page xxix
... gods . last for millions of years , they must perish at the end of every kalpa with the gods and with the spirits who , in the circle of births , have raised themselves to the world of the gods . Indeed , the reorganization of the ...
... gods . last for millions of years , they must perish at the end of every kalpa with the gods and with the spirits who , in the circle of births , have raised themselves to the world of the gods . Indeed , the reorganization of the ...
Page xxx
... gods will perish like that of men ; the world of Brahman will vanish like that of the gods ; nay , even the world of the Formless will not last for ever ; but the Buddha , the enlightened and truly free , stands higher , and will not be ...
... gods will perish like that of men ; the world of Brahman will vanish like that of the gods ; nay , even the world of the Formless will not last for ever ; but the Buddha , the enlightened and truly free , stands higher , and will not be ...
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Page lvi - All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.
Page cxxxvii - Watching his speech, well restrained in mind, let a man never commit any wrong with his body! Let a man but keep these three roads of action clear, and he will achieve the way which is taught by the wise.
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Page cxliii - He who says what is not, goes to hell ; he also who, having done a thing, says I have not done it. After death both are equal, they are men with evil deeds in the next world. 307. Many men whose shoulders are covered with the yellow gown are ill-conditioned and unrestrained; such evil-doers by their evil deeds go to hell.
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Page xcii - If a man commits a sin, let him not do it again; let him not delight in sin: pain is the outcome of evil. 118. If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it: happiness is the outcome of good.
Page xciii - Let no man think lightly of evil, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the fool becomes full of evil, even if he gather it little by little. 122. Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me.
Page clxiv - Brahmana worships the sacrificial fire. 393. A man does not become a Brahmana by his platted hair, by his family, or by birth; in whom there is truth and righteousness, he is blessed, he is a Brahmana.