Dhammapada Sutta |
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The Path of Truth English translation by Bhikkhu Khantipalo & Sister Susanna Sydney, Australia, 1993 |
Kinh Pháp Cú |
XII- Attavagga |
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Self |
Phẩm Tự Ngã |
157. If one holds oneself as dear, protected, one protects oneself. One who's wise should be aware through all the watches three. |
157. Nếu biết yêu tự ngã, |
158. One should first establish oneself in what is proper. One may then teach others, and wise, one is not blamed. |
158. Trước hết tự đặt mình, |
159. As one teaches others so should one do oneself. Well-tamed, on may tame others, oneself to tame is hard. |
159. Hãy tự làm cho mình, |
160. Oneself is refuge of oneself, who else indeed could refuge be? By good training of oneself one gains a refuge hard to gain. |
160. Tự mình y chỉ mình, |
161. By oneself is evil done, it's born of self and self-produced. Evil grinds the unwise one as diamond does the hardest gem. |
161. Điều ác mình tự làm, |
162. He whose conduct's very bad like oak-tree choked with ivy, so he does towards himself what enemies would wish. |
162. Phá giới quá trầm trọng, |
163. Easy is what's bad to do, what's harmful to oneself. But what is good, of benefit, is very hard to do. |
163. Dễ làm các điều ác, |
164. Whatever man unwise relies on evil views and so condemns the Teaching of the Arahants, or Noble Ones who Dhamma live, he, as a bamboo fruiting, fruits to self-destruction. |
164. Kẻ ngu si miệt thị, |
165. By oneself is evil done, by oneself defiled, by oneself it's left undone, by self alone one purified. Purity, impurity on oneself depend, no one can purify another. |
165. Tự mình, điều ác làm |
166. Let none neglect their good for others' good however great. Know well oneself's own good and to that good attend. |
166. Dầu lợi người bao nhiêu, |
Chú thích: [1] Katthaka |
Source: BuddhaSasana