Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Dhammapada 11-12 [Khuddaka Nikaya]


I- Yamakavagga, The Pairs
8- Sariputtatthera Vatthu

Asare saramatino, sare casaradassino;
te saram nadhigacchanti, micchasankappagocara.
Saranca sarato natva, asaranca adhigacchanti;
te saram adhigacchanti, sammasankappagocara.

11: They take untruth for truth; they take truth for untruth; such persons can never arrive at the truth, for they hold wrong views.
 

12: They take truth for truth; they take untruth for untruth; such persons arrive at the truth, for they hold right views.
 

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

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