Daily Words of the Buddha for August 10, 2018

Pāli Word a Day for August 10, 2018 — asaṅkhata— unconditioned, not put together, not proceeding from a cause [synonym for nibbāna]

Vacīpakopaṃ rakkheyya;
vācāya saṃvuto siyā.
Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā,
vācāya sucaritaṃ care.

Let one guard oneself against irritability in speech;
let one be controlled in speech.
Abandoning verbal misconduct,
let one practice good conduct in speech.

Dhammapada 17.232
The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

Leave a comment