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# Verses on Dhamma 6.6.81

Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 6.6.81

- **Language:** Pāli

### [6.6.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.6.6.81)

‘‘Selo yathā ekaghano, vātena na samīrati;  
Evaṃ nindāpasaṃsāsu, na samiñjanti paṇḍitā’’ti.

> 81. Even as a solid rock is not moved by the wind,  
> So wise men are not stirred by blame or praise.  
> — 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.6.6.p3) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English

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