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Dhammapada
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354*354:

A gift of Dhamma conquers     all gifts;
the taste of Dhamma,             all tastes;
a delight in Dhamma,             all delights;
the ending of craving,         all suffering
                                & stress.

 



354: This verse contains several terms related to aesthetics. Both dhamma (justice) and dana (gift/generosity) are sub-types of the heroic rasa, or taste. (See the Introduction.) The third sub-type of the heroic -- yuddha (warfare) -- is suggested by the verb "conquer," which occurs four times in the Pali. Rati (delight/love) is the emotion (bhava) that corresponds to the sensitive rasa. In effect, the verse is saying that the highest forms of rasa and emotion are those related to Dhamma; the highest expression of the heroic Dhamma rasa is in the ending of craving.





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