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Dhammapada 127 Tayojana Vatthu - In the Sky, In the Sea, In the Cave v230318

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  na antalikkhe na samuddamajjhe, na pabbatānaṃ vivaraṃ pavissa; na vijjatī so jagatippadeso, yatthaṭṭhito mucceyya pāpakammā. Neither in the sky, nor in the sea, Nor entered into the cave; Not a spot in the earth exists That one can be free from the results of the kamma. —Dhammapada Verse 127 Tayojana Vatthu (The Story of the Three Groups of Persons)

Dhammapada 118 Lajadevadhita Vatthu “Venerable Mahakassapa and the Goddess of Puffed Rice” v230216

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  Dhamma Support Education Series puññañce puriso kayirā, kayirā naṃ punappunaṃ; tamhi chandaṃ kayirātha, sukho puññassa uccayo. If a man does works of merit, he should do it again and again; He should delight in it; the accumulation of merit brings happiness. —Dhammapada Verses 118 Lājādevadhītā Vatthu (The Story of the Goddess of Lājā, Puffed Rice)

Dhammapada 119-120 Anathapindikasetthi Vatthu - The Rich Merchant and the Guardian Deity of His House v230218

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  [Dhamma Support Education Series ] "Even an evildoer sees happiness." --  Why did the great rich merchant, Anāthapiṇḍika, drive the guardian deity away from his house?