Hīnaṁ dhammaṁ na seveyya, pamādena na saṁvase;Don’t associate with lowly qualities. don’t consort with heedlessness.Micchādiṭṭhiṁ na seveyya, na siyā lokavaḍḍhano.Don’t associate with wrong views. don’t busy yourself with the world.
Suddhodanavatthu
Uttiṭṭhe nappamajjeyya, dhammaṁ sucaritaṁ care;Get up!
Don’t be heedless. live the Dhamma well.Dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti, asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.One who lives the Dhamma sleeps with ease in this world & the next.
Dhammaṁ care sucaritaṁ, na naṁ duccaritaṁ care;Live the Dhamma well. don’t live it badly.Dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti, asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.One who lives the Dhamma sleeps with ease in this world & the next.
Pañcasatavipassakabhikkhuvatthu
Yathā pubbuḷakaṁ passe, yathā passe marīcikaṁ; pubbuḷakaṁ → bubbulakaṁ (bj, pts2ed); bubbuḷakaṁ (pts1ed)See it as a bubble, see it as a mirage:Evaṁ lokaṁ avekkhantaṁ, maccurājā na passati.one who regards the world this way the King of Death doesn’t see.
Abhayarājakumāravatthu
Etha passathimaṁ lokaṁ, cittaṁ rājarathūpamaṁ;Come look at this world all decked out like a royal chariot,Yattha bālā visīdanti, natthi saṅgo vijānataṁ.where fools plunge in, while those who know don’t cling.
Sammajjanattheravatthu
Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā, pacchā so nappamajjati;Who once was heedless, but later is not,Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.brightens the world like the moon set free from a cloud.
Aṅgulimālattheravatthu
Yassa pāpaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ, kusalena pidhīyati; pidhīyati → pithīyati (bj, sya-all, pts2ed); piṭhīyati (pts1ed)His evil-done deed is replaced with skillfulness:Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti, abbhā muttova candimā.he brightens the world like the moon set free from a cloud.
Pesakāradhītāvatthu
Andhabhūto ayaṁ loko, tanukettha vipassati; Andhabhūto → andhībhūto (mr)Blinded this world– how few here see clearly!Sakuṇo jālamuttova, appo saggāya gacchati.Just as birds who’ve escaped from a net are few, few are the people who make it to heaven.
Tiṁsabhikkhuvatthu
Haṁsādiccapathe yanti, ākāse yanti iddhiyā;Swans fly the path of the sun; those with the power fly through space;Nīyanti dhīrā lokamhā, jetvā māraṁ savāhiniṁ. savāhiniṁ → savāhanaṁ (sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed, mr)the enlightened flee from the world, having defeated the armies of Mara.
CiñcamāṇavikāvatthuThe person who tells a lie,
Ekaṁ dhammaṁ atītassa, musāvādissa jantuno;who transgresses in this one thing,Vitiṇṇaparalokassa, natthi pāpaṁ akāriyaṁ.transcending concern for the world beyond: there’s no evil he might not do.
Asadisadānavatthu
Na ve kadariyā devalokaṁ vajanti, bālā have nappasaṁsanti dānaṁ;No misers go to the world of the devas. those who don’t praise giving are fools.Dhīro ca dānaṁ anumodamāno, teneva so hoti sukhī parattha.The enlightened express their approval for giving and so find ease in the world beyond.
Anāthapiṇḍikaputtakālavatthu
Pathabyā ekarajjena, saggassa gamanena vā;Sole dominion over the earth, going to heaven,Sabbalokādhipaccena, sotāpattiphalaṁ varaṁ.lordship over all worlds: the fruit of stream entry excels them.
Lokavaggo terasamo.
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