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Images From The Dhammapada
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In reading The Dhammapada, I noticed that there were a lot of
analogies used to describe human life. For this paper I decided to look
at some of the analogies that talk about the negative conditions of life.
My favorite quotation from The Dhammapada is number 8 .... Middle of Essay
.... Dhammapada. Another example of this occurs on page 14,
number 4 in the section titled "Flowers".
"Just as a raging flood sweeps away a sleeping village,
So does death claim a man of distracted mind,
As he continually seeks more and more
Of life's fleeting pleasures."
Once again the image of water was used, but in a much different
context. Here The Dhammapada refers to water not as drops filling a bucket,
but it shows a more forceful side of water. A raging flood engulfing a
sleepy village. This is a rather violent image think that really
emphasizes the Buddha's teachings; that one should seek wisdom and purity ....
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