Dhammapada Commentary Stories, chapters 1-7

Dhammapada Commentary Stories, chapters 1-7

high-definition creative commons posters of all verses from the Dhammapada, with a synopsis of the story, Chapters 1-7 (vv. 1-99).

Chapters 1-7

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1. The Chapter about the Pairs (1-20)

1.01 The Elder Cakkhupāla

1.01 The Elder Cakkhupāla

1.02 The Story about Maṭṭhakuṇḍalī

1.02 The Story about Maṭṭhakuṇḍalī

1.03 The Elder Thulla Tissa

1.03 The Elder Thulla Tissa

1.04 The Yakkhinī Kāḷi

1.04 The Yakkhinī Kāḷi

1.05 The Story about Those from Kosambī

1.05 The Story about Those from Kosambī

1.06 The Story about Culla Kāla and Mahā Kāla

1.06 The Story about Culla Kāla and Mahā Kāla

1.07 The Story about Devadatta

1.07 The Story about Devadatta

1.08 The Chief Disciples

1.08 The Chief Disciples

1.09 The Elder Nanda

1.09 The Elder Nanda

1.10 The Pig Butcher Cunda

1.10 The Pig Butcher Cunda

1.11 The Lay Disciple Dhammika

1.11 The Lay Disciple Dhammika

1.12 The Story about Devadatta

1.12 The Story about Devadatta

1.13 The Story about Queen Sumanā

1.13 The Story about Queen Sumanā

1.14 The Story about Two Monastic Friends

1.14 The Story about Two Monastic Friends

2. The Chapter about Heedfulness (21-32)

2.01 The Story about Udena

2.01 The Story about Udena

2.02 The Story about Kumbhaghosaka

2.02 The Story about Kumbhaghosaka

2.03 The Elder Culla Panthaka

2.03 The Elder Culla Panthaka

2.04 The Fools Festival

2.04 The Fools Festival

2.05 The Elder Mahā Kassapa

2.05 The Elder Mahā Kassapa

2.06 The Story about Two Bhikkhu Friends

2.06 The Story about Two Bhikkhu Friends

2.07 The Story about Mahāli’s Questions

2.07 The Story about Mahāli’s Questions

2.08 A Certain Bhikkhu

2.08 A Certain Bhikkhu

2.09 The Elder Nigamavāsī Tissa

2.09 The Elder Nigamavāsī Tissa

3. The Chapter about the Mind (33-43)

3.01 The Story about Elder Meghiya

3.01 The Story about Elder Meghiya

3.02 A Certain Bhikkhu

3.02 A Certain Bhikkhu

3.03 A Dissatisfied Bhikkhu

3.03 A Dissatisfied Bhikkhu

3.04 The Story about Nephew Saṅgharakkhita

3.04 The Story about Nephew Saṅgharakkhita

3.05 The Elder Cittahattha

3.05 The Elder Cittahattha

3.06 The Story about 500 Bhikkhus with Insight

3.06 The Story about 500 Bhikkhus with Insight

3.07 The Elder Pūtigatta Tissa

3.07 The Elder Pūtigatta Tissa

3.08 The Story about Nanda the Herdsman

3.08 The Story about Nanda the Herdsman

3.09 The Elder Soreyya

3.09 The Elder Soreyya

4. The Chapter about Flowers (44-59)

4.01 The Story about 500 Bhikkhus Talking about the Soil

4.01 The Story about 500 Bhikkhus Talking about the Soil

4.02 The Elder Who Meditated on a Mirage

4.02 The Elder Who Meditated on a Mirage

4.03 The Story about Viḍūḍabha

4.03 The Story about Viḍūḍabha

4.04 The One Who Honoured Her Husband

4.04 The One Who Honoured Her Husband

4.05 The Selfish Kosiya

4.05 The Selfish Kosiya

4.06 The Ājīvaka Pāṭhika

4.06 The Ājīvaka Pāṭhika

4.07 The Lay Disciple Chattapāṇī

4.07 The Lay Disciple Chattapāṇī

4.08 The Story about Visākhā

4.08 The Story about Visākhā

4.09 The Elder Ānanda’s Questions

4.09 The Elder Ānanda’s Questions

4.10 The Story about Giving Alms to the Elder Mahā Kassapa

4.10 The Story about Giving Alms to the Elder Mahā Kassapa

4.11 The Elder Godhika’s Parinibbana

4.11 The Elder Godhika’s Parinibbana

4.12 The Story about Garahadinna

4.12 The Story about Garahadinna

5. The Chapter about Fools (60-75)

5.01 A Certain Man

5.01 A Certain Man

5.02 The Elder Mahā Kassapa’s Pupil

5.02 The Elder Mahā Kassapa’s Pupil

5.03 The Rich Man Ānanda

5.03 The Rich Man Ānanda

5.04 The Thieves who Broke Their Bonds

5.04 The Thieves who Broke Their Bonds

5.05 The Elder Udāyī

5.05 The Elder Udāyī

5.06 The Story about 30 Bhikkhus from Pāṭheyya

5.06 The Story about 30 Bhikkhus from Pāṭheyya

5.07 The Leper Suppabuddha

5.07 The Leper Suppabuddha

5.09 The Story about Sumana the Garland-Maker

5.09 The Story about Sumana the Garland-Maker

5.10 The Elder Uppalavaṇṇā

5.10 The Elder Uppalavaṇṇā

5.11 The Ājīvaka Jambuka

5.11 The Ājīvaka Jambuka

5.12 The Snake Peta

5.12 The Snake Peta

5.13 The Peta with Sixty Hammers

5.13 The Peta with Sixty Hammers

5.14 The Edler Sudhamma

5.14 The Edler Sudhamma

5.15 The Elder Vanavāsī Tissa

5.15 The Elder Vanavāsī Tissa

6. The Chapter about the Wise (76-89)

6.01 The Elder Rādha

6.01 The Elder Rādha

6.02 The Followers of Assajī and Punabbasu

6.02 The Followers of Assajī and Punabbasu

6.03 The Elder Channa

6.03 The Elder Channa

6.04 The Elder Mahā Kappina

6.04 The Elder Mahā Kappina

6.05 The Novice Paṇḍita

6.05 The Novice Paṇḍita

6.06 The Elder Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya

6.06 The Elder Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya

6.07 The Mother of Kāṇā

6.07 The Mother of Kāṇā

6.08 The Story about Five Hundred Bhikkhus

6.08 The Story about Five Hundred Bhikkhus

6.09 Husband and Wife

6.09 Husband and Wife

6.10 The Story about Listening to the Dhamma

6.10 The Story about Listening to the Dhamma

6.11 The Story about Five Hundred Visiting Bhikkhus

6.11 The Story about Five Hundred Visiting Bhikkhus

7. The Chapter about the Arahats (90-99)

7.01 The Story about Jīvaka’s Question

7.01 The Story about Jīvaka’s Question

7.02 The Elder Mahā Kassapa

7.02 The Elder Mahā Kassapa

7.03 The Elder Belaṭṭhisīsa

7.03 The Elder Belaṭṭhisīsa

7.04 The Elder Anuruddha

7.04 The Elder Anuruddha

7.05 The Elder Mahā Kaccāyana

7.05 The Elder Mahā Kaccāyana

7.06 The Elder Sāriputta

7.06 The Elder Sāriputta

7.07 The Story about Kosambivāsī Tissa’s Novice

7.07 The Story about Kosambivāsī Tissa’s Novice

7.08 The Question and Answer to the Elder Sāriputta

7.08 The Question and Answer to the Elder Sāriputta

7.09 The Elder Khadiravaniya Revata

7.09 The Elder Khadiravaniya Revata

7.10 A Certain Woman

7.10 A Certain Woman

Dhammapada Ch. 8-14

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