Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 379-380: attanā coday'attānaṃ paṭimāse attam attanā |so attagutto satimā sukhaṃ bhikkhu vihāhisi || 379 ||attā hi …
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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.4.9-12
स यामिच्छेत् कामयेत मेति, तस्यामर्थं निष्ठाय, मुखेन मुखं संधाय, उपस्थमस्या अभिमृश्य जपेत्—अङ्गादङ्गात्संभवसि, हृदयादधिजायसे ।स त्वमङ्गकषायो'सि, दिग्धविद्धमिव मादयेमाममूं मयीति ॥ ९ ॥अथ यामिच्छेन् न …
Pythagoras
Metempsychosis Although the exact details of Pythagoras's teachings are uncertain, it is possible to reconstruct a general outline of his main ideas. Aristotle writes at length about the teachings …
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 6.4.8
सा चेदस्मै दद्यात्, इन्द्रियेण ते यशसा यश आदधामीति; यशस्विनावेव भवतः ॥ ८ ॥ sā cedasmai dadyāt, indriyeṇa te yaśasā yaśa ādadhāmīti; yaśasvināveva bhavataḥ || 8 || 8. If she is willing, he should …
Dhammapada, Verse 378 – The Story of Venerable Santakāya
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 378: santakāyo santavāco santavā susamāhito |vantalokāmiso bhikkhu upasanto'ti vuccati || 378 || 378. …
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Dhammapada, Verse 396 – What is a Brāhman?
Pali text, illustration and English translation of Dhammapada verse 396: na cā'haṃ brāhmaṇaṃ brūmi yonijaṃ mattisambhavaṃ |bhovādī nāma so hoti sace hoti sakiñcano |akiñcanaṃ anādānaṃ …
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