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# Verses on Dhamma 6.4.p1

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 6.4.p1

- **Language:** Pāli

### [6.4.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.4.p1)

Dhammapīti sukhaṃ setīti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto mahākappinattheraṃ ārabbha kathesi.

> He that drinks the Law sleeps happily. This religious instruction was given by the Teacher while he was in residence at Jetavana with reference to the Elder Kappina the Great. The story from beginning to end is as follows:  
> — 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.6.4.p1) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English

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- [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada.79) — Pāli

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