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Dhammapada, Ch. 12, v. 165 (trans. Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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“By oneself is evil done; by oneself is one defiled. By oneself is evil left undone; by oneself is one purified. Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.”

Buddha

Dhammapada, Ch. 12, v. 165 (trans. Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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