Kodhavagga ⧸ Gāthā 223
Akkodhena jine kodhaṃ asādhuṃ sādhunā jine
Jine kadariyaṃ dānena saccena alikavādinaṃ
Jine kadariyaṃ dānena saccena alikavādinaṃ
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Anger ⧸ Verse 223
Overcome anger with kindness,
Overcome evil with good,
Overcome meanness with a gift,
Ay, and a liar with truth.
Overcome evil with good,
Overcome meanness with a gift,
Ay, and a liar with truth.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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