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# Verses on Dhamma 11.1.p1

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 11.1.p1

- **Language:** Pāli

### [11.1.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.11.1.p1)

Ko nu hāso kimānandoti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto visākhāya sahāyikāyo ārabbha kathesi.

> Why laughter? why exultation? This religious instruction was given by the Teacher while he was in residence at Jetavana with reference to Visākhā’s companions.  
> — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)

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## Translations (1)

- [Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha~en-burlingame.11.1.p1) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English

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- [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada.146) — Pāli

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