Yamakavagga ⧸ Gāthā 5
Na hi verena verāni sammantīdha kudācanaṃ
Averena ca sammanti esa dhammo sanantano
Averena ca sammanti esa dhammo sanantano
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The Twin-Verses ⧸ Verse 5
Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.
English translation © 1985 Buddhist Publication Society, Kandy, Sri Lanka. From The Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Path of Wisdom, translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita.
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