Monday, June 24, 2013

Dhammapada 25 [Khuddaka Nikaya]


II- Appamadavagga, Heedfulness
3 - Culapanthaka Vatthu

Utthanena' ppamadena, samyamena damena ca;
dipam kayiratha medhavi, yam ogho nabhikirati.
25: Through diligence, mindfulness, discipline (with regard to moral precepts), and control of his senses, let the man of wisdom make (of himself) an island which no flood can overwhelm.

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

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