Dhammapada 85-86 [Khuddaka Nikaya]

6 - Panditavagga, The Wise
10 - Dhammassavana Vatthu

Appaka te manussesu,
ye jana paragamino;
athayam itara paja,
tiramevanudhavati.
Ye ca kho sammadakkhate,
dhamme dhammanuvattino;
te jana paramessanti,
maccudheyyam suduttaram.

85: Few among men reach the other shore (Nibbana); all the others only run up and down on this shore.
86: But those who practise according to the well-expounded Dhamma will reach the other shore (Nibbana), having passed the realm of Death (i.e., samsara), very difficult as it is to cross.
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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Dhammapada 84 [Khuddaka Nikaya]

6 - Panditavagga, The Wise
9 - Dhammikatthera Vatthu

Na attahetu na parassa hetu,
na puttamicche na dhanam na rattham;
na iccheyya adhammena samiddhimattano,
sa silava pannava dhammiko siya.

84: For his own sake or for the sake of others, he does no evil; nor does he wish for sons and daughters or for wealth or for a kingdom by doing evil; nor does he wish for success by unfair means; such a one is indeed virtuous, wise and just.
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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Theravada Audio Dhamma (44)

Dhammasara, U (Hsinphyukyun Sayadaw). ေကာသမၻီသုတ္ တရားေတာ္။ [Kosambi Sutta]. Hsinphyukyun, 9 Aug 1980.

Mentioned: ten insight corruptions_ obhasa (light), nana (knowledge), piti (joy), passaddhi (tranquility), sukha (happiness), adhimokkha (decision), paggaha (exertion), upatthana (establishment), upekkha (equanimity) and nikanti (attachment); seven characteristics of Sotapanna. http://goo.gl/6LqzIE

Janitalankara, Bhaddanta. အေကာင္းဆုံးလမ္းက သြားၾကပါ။ [Go from the Best Path]. Yangon, 1 Aug 2008.

Include: three paths and their ends (kamma, jhana and nana); four kinds of persons; level of attainment in meditation according to Susima Sutta, Anattalekkhana Sutta and Wheel of Dhamma; Sularahulovada Sutta. http://goo.gl/Ca2FnX

Nyeyadhammasami, Vanavasi Ashin (Maha Bodhimyaing Sayadaw). သခၤါရ ႏွင့္ အသခၤါရ။ [Sankhara and Asankhara]. 3 July 1997.

Explained: two areas of living beings (Sankhara and Asankhara), four types of Sankhara; onedemeritorious act and three meritorious actions (kamma kusala, jhana kusala and nana kusala); what Asankhara means; importance of Sati (mindfulness).
http://goo.gl/wUrVxS 

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Dhamma Info (27)

Vision

Five kinds of vision are mentioned in Buddhist literature_
1. Buddha cakkhu_the eye of knowledge that understand the state of maturity of a being, his proclivities, etc.
2. Samanta cakkhu_the eye of knowledge that knows all there is to be known.
3. Dhamma cakkhu_the eye of knowledge that comprehends the Four Ariya Truths.
4. Dibba cakkhu_the supernormal vision like that of the devas.
5. Pasada cakkhu_the physical eye or the faculty of vision.

Reference: A Dictionary of Buddhist Terms. Ministry of Religious Affairs. 1996.  

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