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# Verses on Dhamma 6.11.p2

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 6.11.p2

- **Language:** Pāli

### [6.11.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.11.p2)

Kosalaraṭṭhe kira pañcasatā bhikkhū vassaṃ vasitvā vuṭṭhavassā ‘‘satthāraṃ passissāmā’’ti jetavanaṃ gantvā satthāraṃ vanditvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu. Satthā tesaṃ cariyapaṭipakkhaṃ nisāmetvā dhammaṃ desento imā gāthā abhāsi –

> Fifty monks who had passed the rainy season in the kingdom of Kosala came to Jetavana at the close of the rainy season for the purpose of seeing the Teacher; and having paid obeisance to the Teacher, sat down respectfully on one side. The Teacher, after listening to the story of their experiences, instructed them in the Law by pronouncing the following Stanzas,  
> — 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.6.11.p2) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English

## Linked texts (1)

- [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada.87) — Pāli

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