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The ''Dhammapada'' ( Pāli , translates as ''Path of the Dharma ''. Also Prakrit ''Dhamapada'', Sanskrit ''Dharmapada'') is a Buddhist Religious Scripture , containing 423 Verse s in 26 categories. According to tradition, these are answers to questions put to The Buddha on various occasions, most of which deal with Ethics . A Fifth Century commentary by Buddhaghosa includes 305 stories which give context to the verses. {Link without Title} The ''Dhammapada'' is a popular section of the Pāli '' Tipitaka '' and is considered one of the most important pieces of Theravada Literature . Although the Pāli edition is the most well known, a Gandhari edition written in Kharosthi and a seemingly related text in Sanskrit known as the '' Udanavarga '' have also been discovered. EXCERPT FROM THE DHAMMAPADA Contrary Ways #''What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: our life is the creation of our mind. If a man speaks or acts with an impure mind, suffering follows him as the wheel of the cart follows the beast that draws the cart.'' #''He insulted me, he hurt me, he defeated me, he robbed me. Those who think such thoughts will not be free from hate.'' #''For hate is not conquered by hate: hate is conquered by love. This is a law eternal.'' ::::(Translation by Juan Mascaro) : ''Check your Mind ,'' : ''Be on your guard,'' : ''Pull yourself out,'' : ''As an Elephant from Mud .'' : — xxiii.8 EXTERNAL LINKS
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