V E R S E S O F T H EL O R D B U D D H AEXTRACTS FROM THE DHAMMAPADA

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Did you know?Lord has many definitions and does not always refer

to someone who is godly or supernatural like inreligions like Christianity. The definition used to refer

to the Buddha is "a man of noble rank or high office; anobleman". Hence many Buddhists refer to the

Buddha as 'Lord Buddha'.

WHAT 'S   IN TH IS   PPT?In this powerpoint, 10 verses from Yamakavagga: Pairs will be

presented. These verses are from the Dhammpada (a collection ofverses of the Lord Buddha). The verses are translated from Pali

by Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita.

These verses of the Lord Buddha was extracted from Access to Insight,a online Buddhist scripture archive which can be accessed here. May

these verses of wisdom encourage you to do wholesome deeds.

Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is theirchief; they are all mind-wrought. If with an

impure mind a person speaks or actssuffering follows him like the wheel that

follows the foot of the ox.

V e r s e ( 1 )

Mind precedes all mental states. Mind istheir chief; they are all mind-wrought. Ifwith a pure mind a person speaks or acts

happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.

V e r s e ( 2 )

"He abused me, he struck me, heoverpowered me, he robbed me." Thosewho harbor such thoughts do not still

their hatred.

V e r s e ( 3 )

"He abused me, he struck me, heoverpowered me, he robbed me." Thosewho do not harbor such thoughts still

their hatred.

V e r s e ( 4 )

Hatred is never appeased by hatred in thisworld. By non-hatred alone is hatred

appeased. This is a law eternal.

V e r s e ( 5 )

There are those who do not realize thatone day we all must die. But those who do

realize this settle their quarrels.

V e r s e ( 6 )

Just as a storm throws down a weak tree,so does Mara overpower the man wholives for the pursuit of pleasures, who is

uncontrolled in his senses, immoderate ineating, indolent, and dissipated.

V e r s e ( 7 )

Just as a storm cannot prevail against arocky mountain, so Mara can never

overpower the man who lives meditatingon the impurities, who is controlled in hissenses, moderate in eating, and filled with

faith and earnest effort.

V e r s e ( 8 )

Whoever being depraved, devoid of self-control and truthfulness, should don the

monk's yellow robe, he surely is notworthy of the robe.

V e r s e ( 9 )

But whoever is purged of depravity, well-established in virtues and filled with self-

control and truthfulness, he indeed isworthy of the yellow robe.

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