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Udanavarga 2.69

法句譬喻經 2.69

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Classical Chinese

2.69

「雖倮剪髮,長服草衣,沐浴踞石,
奈疑結何?不伐殺燒,亦不求勝,
仁愛天下,所適無怨。」

“Although a man goes naked with tangled hair, or though he clothe himself with a few leaves or garment of bark, though he cover himself with dirt and sleep on the stones, what use this in getting rid of impure thoughts? But he who neither contends or kills, or destroys by fire, who desires not to get the victory, who is moved by goodwill towards all the world. There is no ground in such a case for ill-will or hate.”

Samuel Beal, Texts from the Buddhist Canon commonly known as Dhammapada, with accompanying narratives

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