By the venerable Gotama in manifold ways the Dhamma has been illustrated.

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As one raises what has been overthrown, or reveals what has been hidden, or tells the way to him who has gone astray, or holds out an oil lamp in the dark that those who have eyes may see the objects, even so by the venerable Gotama in manifold ways the Dhamma has been illustrated; I take refuge in the venerable Gotama.

Source Sutta-Nipâta, Uragavagga, §20 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to the Sutta-Nipāta, the brahmin Sundarikabharadvaja, after listening to the Buddha (Gotama, by his family name), says that his teaching, the Dhamma, has enlightened him as one raises what had fallen or shows the way to a lost traveller. Today, think back to a person or a word that once set you back on the right path, and express your gratitude to them, aloud or in thought.

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