Dhammapada 25:1“Restraint in the eye is good, good is restraint in the ear, in the nose restraint is good, good is restraint in the tongue.”
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The Dhammapada · Buddhist Sutras
Dhammapada 25:1
“Restraint in the eye is good, good is restraint in the ear, in the nose restraint is good, good is restraint in the tongue.” — read online, free, in a classic public domain translation.
“Restraint in the eye is good, good is restraint in the ear; restraint in the nose is good, good is restraint in the tongue.” — the opening of the chapter on the Bhikkhu.
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What is the Dhammapada's teaching on restraint?
The path of the monk begins with the gates of the senses. Restraint is called “good” at each door because what enters through eye, ear and tongue shapes the mind — discipline of attention is the first step of practice.
What translation of the Dhammapada is this?
This is the classic public domain English translation of the Dhammapada used throughout the FourFaiths library.
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