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  • Chapter One Paṭhamavagga

Vāraṇa Vāraṇattheragāthā

Anyone among men “Yodha koci manussesu, who harms other creatures: parapāṇāni hiṁsati; that person will fall Asmā lokā paramhā ca, both from this world and the next. ubhayā dhaṁsate naro.

But someone with a mind of love, Yo ca mettena cittena, sympathetic for all creatures: sabbapāṇānukampati; a person like that Bahuñhi so pasavati, brims with much merit. puññaṁ tādisako naro.

You should all train <j>to learn well-spoken words, Subhāsitassa sikkhetha, to attend closely to ascetics, samaṇūpāsanassa ca; to sit alone in hidden places, Ekāsanassa ca raho, and to calm the mind. cittavūpasamassa cā”ti.

… Vāraṇo thero ….