Buddhist Legends - 1.1. The Chapter about the Pairs: If Thine Eye Offend Thee, Pluck It Out
Update: 2025-04-14
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Buddhist Legends1. The Chapter about the Pairs1.1. The Story about the Elder Cakkhupāla - If Thine Eye Offend Thee, Pluck It Out
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The bhikkhu Cakkhupāla determined to fulfil his practice even at the cost of his eyes, and eventually he attained Awakening; the Buddha explained the deed he did in the past which caused his loss of sight in the present, and he summarised the teaching with a verse.
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Mind precedes thoughts, mind is their chief,their quality is made by mind,if with base mind one speaks or actsthrough that, suffering follows onelike a wheel follows ox’s foot.#buddhistlegends #buddhism
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