Unknown. Dhammapada, a Collection of Verses; Being One of the Canonical Books of the Buddhists
Chapter I. The Twin-Verses
Chapter II. On Earnestness
Chapter III. Thought
Chapter IV. Flowers
Chapter V. The Fool
Chapter VI. The Wise Man (Pandita)
Chapter VII. The Venerable (Arhat)
Chapter VIII. The Thousands
Chapter IX. Evil
Chapter X. Punishment
Chapter XI. Old Age
Chapter XII. Self
Chapter XIII. The World
Chapter XIV. The Buddha (The Awakened)
Chapter XV. Happiness
Chapter XVI. Pleasure
Chapter XVII. Anger
Chapter XVIII. Impurity
Chapter XIX. The Just
Chapter XX. The Way
Chapter XXI. Miscellaneous
Chapter XXII. The Downward Course
Chapter XXIII. The Elephant
Chapter XXIV. Thirst
Chapter XXV. The Bhikshu (Mendicant)
Chapter XXVI. The Brahmana (Arhat)
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21. Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are thoughtless are as if dead already.
22. Those who are advanced in earnestness, having understood this clearly, delight in earnestness, and rejoice in the knowledge of the Ariyas (the elect).
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29. Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleepers, the wise man advances like a racer, leaving behind the hack.
30. By earnestness did Maghavan (Indra) rise to the lordship of the gods. People praise earnestness; thoughtlessness is always blamed.
