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Oct 2017

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Dhammapada Verse 165: Self-Liberation

YUTTADHAMMO BHIKKHU

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Verse 165
By oneself is evil done; by oneself is one defiled. By oneself is evil left undone; by oneself is one made pure. Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp157-166/en/buddharakkhita#165

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