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# Verses on Dhamma 26.7.390

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 26.7.390

- **Language:** Pāli

### [26.7.390](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.26.7.390)

‘‘Na brāhmaṇassetadakiñci seyyo, yadā nisedho manaso piyehi;  
Yato yato hiṃsamano nivattati, tato tato sammatimeva dukkha’’nti.

> 390. It is no small advantage to a Brahman if he restrain his mind from things that  
> are dear to him;  
> As fast as the intent to injure declines, so fast indeed does suffering subside.  
> — 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.26.7.p7) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English

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