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Udanavarga 3.42

法句譬喻經 3.42

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Classical Chinese

3.42

「熱無過婬,毒無過怒,苦無過身,
樂無過滅。無樂小樂,小辯小慧,
觀求大者,乃獲大安。我為世尊,
長解無憂,正度三有,獨降眾魔。」

“There is no burning greater than lust; there is no distress (poison) worse than hate; there is no misery greater than this body; there is no joy like (its) destruction. Without accordance there can be little joy; small power of distinguishing truth argues little wisdom; by perceiving and seeking for that which is truly great, by this means alone one obtains perfect rest. Now I, the Honoured of the World, fully explain the character of the sorrowless; I fully (am able) to deliver the three worlds; I alone (or by myself alone) have overthrown the whole army of Māra (the devil).”

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

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