Saturday, February 9, 2013

Dhammapada 3-4 [Khuddaka Nikaya]


I- Yamakavagga, The Pairs
3- Tissatthera Vatthu

Akkocchi mam avadhi mam,
ajini mam ahasi me;
ye ca tam upanayhanti,
veram tesam na sammati.

Akkocchi mam avadhi mam,
ajini mam ahasi me;
ye ca tam nupanayhanti,
veram tesupasammati.

"He abused me, he ill-treated me, he got the better of me, he stole my belongings;"... the enmity of those harbouring such thoughts cannot be appeased.

"He abused me, he ill-treated me, he got the better of me, he stole my belongings;"... the enmity of those not harbouring such thoughts can be appeased.

Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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