DISPLAY-DHAMMAPADA(1) DISPLAY-DHAMMAPADA(1)
late 20th century
NAME
display-dhammapada - display a verse from the Dhammapada
SYNOPSIS
display-dhammapada [<num> | all]
dp [<num> | all]
xdp [<num>]
OPTIONS
<num> Print the given number verse.
all Print all the verses.
With no arguments a random verse is printed.
DESCRIPTION
The Dhammapada is an anthology of 423 verses from the Kuddaka Nikaya
part of the Theravada Pali Canon. It contains Buddhist ethical and
spiritual precepts. The translation here is by John Richards.
display-dhammapada prints to the standard output. dp is a synonym for
display-dhammapada.
xdp prints using xmessage on an X Window screen, or in bold using
tputs on a text terminal.
EXAMPLES
To display a verse each time you log in on a terminal, put display-
dhammapada or xdp in your ~/.profile, ~/.bash_profile or ~/.login, as
appropriate for your shell.
To display a verse each time you log in on X Window, put xdp in your
~/.xsession.
FILES
/usr/local/share/display-dhammapada/dhammapada-english-transl.txt
SEE ALSO
xmessage(1), tput(1), /usr/local/share/doc/display-
dhammapada/dhammapada-english-transl.txt.
AUTHORS
Program: Copyright (C) 1997 Ricardas Cepas, placed in the public
domain.
See http://www.angelfire.com/me/rch/dd.html
English translation of the Dhammapada: Copyright (C) 1993 John
Richards, Pembrokeshire (UK), permission granted for use here.
See ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/electronic-
buddhist-archives/buddhism-general/e-texts/sutras-
translations/dhammapada-english-transl.txt
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