Muller's parenthetical transliterations of pravragita and sramana are removed here rather than reproduced with his spaced diacritics. He notes that Childers, following the commentator, divides the first clause differently: 'Patience, which is long-suffering, is the best devotion.'
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TextThe Awakened call patience the highest penance, long-suffering the highest Nirvana; for he is not an anchorite who strikes others, he is not an ascetic who insults others. 1 Reference Scheme Translation
TranslationThe Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10) 1 Connections
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Source The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)F. Max Muller
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F. Max Muller, Clarendon Press / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1881Dhammapada 184View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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