A pair of verses on the nature of poetry, and lacking a Dhamma counterpart.“What’s the basis of verses? What’s their detailed expression? What do verses depend upon? What underlies verses?” “Metre is the basis of verses. Syllables are their detailed expression. Verses depend on names. A poet underlies verses.”
Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/05/2019
A person’s true companion is their faith.“What is a person’s partner? What instructs them? Enjoying what is a mortal released from all suffering?” “Faith is a person’s partner. Wisdom instructs them. Delighting in extinguishment a mortal is released from all suffering.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/04/2019
What is the wrong path?“What’s declared to be a deviation? What is ending day and night? What’s the stain of celibacy? What’s the waterless bath?” “Lust is declared to be a deviation. Youth is ending day and night. Women are the stain of celibacy, to which this generation clings. Austerity and celibacy are the waterless bath.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/03/2019
A person is created by craving and their destiny is shaped by their deeds.“What gives birth to a person? What do they have that runs about? What enters transmigration? What is their destiny?” “Craving gives birth to a person. Their mind is what runs about. A sentient being enters transmigration. Deeds are their destiny.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/02/2019
A person is created by craving and is not freed from suffering“What gives birth to a person? What do they have that runs about? What enters transmigration? From what are they not free?” “Craving gives birth to a person. Their mind is what runs about. A sentient being enters transmigration. From suffering they are not free.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 02/01/2019
A person is created by craving and fears suffering.“What gives birth to a person? What do they have that runs about? What enters transmigration? What’s their greatest fear?” “Craving gives birth to a person. Their mind is what runs about. A sentient being enters transmigration. Suffering is their greatest fear.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 01/31/2019
What is it that sustains various beings? Unusually, this verse lacks a “Dhamma” counterpart.“What is the ground of human beings? What is the best companion here? By what do the creatures who live off the earth sustain their life?” “Children are the ground of human beings. A wife is the best companion. The creatures who live off the earth sustain their life by rain.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 01/30/2019
Things that are friends in this life and the next.“Who’s your friend abroad? Who’s your friend at home? Who’s your friend in need? Who’s your friend in the next life?” “A caravan is your friend abroad. Mother is your friend at home. A comrade in a time of need is a friend time and again. But the good deeds you’ve done yourself—that’s your friend in the next life.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 01/29/2019
Morality is good when it doesn’t decay.“What’s good because it never gets old? What's good when committed? What is people’s treasure? What can thieves never take?” “Ethics are good because they never get old. Faith is good when committed. Wisdom is people’s treasure. Merit’s what thieves can never take.
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Your Daily Digital Buddhist Devotion for 01/28/2019
Morality is good even in old age.“What’s still good in old age? What’s good when grounded? What is people’s treasure? What’s hard for thieves to take?” “Ethics are still good in old age. Faith is good when grounded. Wisdom is people’s treasure. Merit’s hard for thieves to take.
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