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Dhammapada 276

Dhammapada

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The Buddha as teacher rather than saviour. Muller's parenthesis is his own gloss. Mara is the personification of death and desire. Diacritics on Tathagata are folded to ASCII.

Facts
Passage
Text
You yourself must make an effort. The Tathagatas (Buddhas) are only preachers. The thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of Mara. 1
Reference
Dhammapada 276 1
Reference Scheme
Chapter and Verse 1
Translation
Translation
The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10) 1
Translator
F. Max Muller 1
Meaning
Theme
self-effort 1
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Mara, Figures

This source names Mara directly: "Muller's parenthesis is his own gloss. Mara is the personification of death and desire."

Source The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)F. Max Muller

Concerns

Buddhism, Religions
Right conduct of the Eightfold Path, Beliefs & Restrictions

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Dhammapada, Scriptures & Texts
Source The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)F. Max Muller
Sources
1. The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)
F. Max Muller, Clarendon Press / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1881Dhammapada 276View the Source
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