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BWV 046: A Name is Just a Name

Posted on October 13, 2012May 3, 2020 by Ānandajoti
https://archive.org/download/Buddhist-Wisdom-Verses-Section/049-A-Name-is-Just-a-Name.mp3

Jā 97 Nāmasiddhijātakaṁ
A Name is Just a Name

In the story a man called Wicked hates his name so he is advised to search for a new one. He comes across Life who had just died, Wealthy who was poor, and Guide who was lost in a forest. Then he realised a name is just a name, nothing more.

94. Jīvakañ-ca mataṁ disvā, Dhanapāliñ-ca duggataṁ,
Panthakañ-ca vane mūḷhaṁ, Pāpako puna-r-āgato.

Seeing Life lying dead,
Wealthy in poverty,
And Guide lost in the wood,
Wicked came home again.

from Buddhist Wisdom Verses

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