Dhammapada (Illustrated)
by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero | 1993 | 341,201 words | ISBN-10: 9810049382 | ISBN-13: 9789810049386
The English translation of the Dhammapada, representing the fundamentals of the Buddhist way of life. It leads its reader not only to a happy and useful life here and hereafter but also to the achievement of life’s purpose “Summum Bonum” the Goal Supreme. The Dhammapada is the second book of the Khuddaka Nikaya (Minor Collection) of the Sutta Pitak...
Kālāma Sutta (quote)
Alaṃ Hi Vo Kālāmā Kankhituṃ Alaṃ
Vicikicchituṃ, Kankhanīye Ca
Pana Vo òhāne Vicikicchā Uppannā, Etha Tumhe
Kālāmā Mā Anussavena, Mā Paramparāya,
Mā Itikirāya, Mā Pitaka Sampadānena,
Mā Takkahetu, Mā Naya Hetu,
Mā âkāra Parivitakkena, Mā Diṭṭhi Nijjhānakkhantiyā,
Mā Bhabharūpatāya, Mā Samaṇo No Garūti.
Yadā Tumhe Kālāmā, Attanāva Jāneyyātha,
Ime Dhammā Akusalā, Ime Dhammā Sāvajjā,
Ime Dhammā Viññū Garahitā, Ime Dhammā Samattā
Samādinnā Ahitāya Dukkhāya
Saṃvattantīti: Atha Tumhe Kālāmā Pajaheyyātha.
Do not believe in anything (simply) because you have heard it.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.
Do not believe in anything because it is spoken and rumoured by many.
Do not believe in anything (simply) because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all then accept it and live up to it.
Buddha
(Anguttara Nikaya, Vol 1,188–193 P.T.S. Ed.)