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Dhammapada · Chapter 20: The Way

Dhammapada 20.276

translated from Pāli by F. Max Müller, 1881

You yourself must make an effort. The Tathagatas (Buddhas) are only preachers. The thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of Mara.

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