Dhammapada

The foundational pair: the mind as the origin of all suffering and all liberation. Two opening verses that summarize the entire teaching.

1. 1.1 manopubbangamā dhammā, manoseṭṭhā manomayā; manasā ce paduṭṭhena, bhāsati vā kar... Mind precedes all phenomena, mind dominates, mind creates. If one speaks or acts with impure mind, suffering f...
2. 1.2 manopubbangamā dhammā, manoseṭṭhā manomayā; manasā ce pasannena, bhāsati vā karo... Mind precedes all phenomena, mind dominates, mind creates. If one speaks or acts with pure mind, happiness fol...
3. 1.3 akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ, ajini maṃ ahāsi me; ye ca taṃ upanayhanti, veraṃ tesaṃ ... 'He insulted me, he struck me, he defeated me, he robbed me': those who harbor such thoughts will not cease in...
4. 1.4 akkocchi maṃ avadhi maṃ, ajini maṃ ahāsi me; ye ca taṃ nupanayhanti, veraṃ tesūp... 'He insulted me, he struck me, he defeated me, he robbed me': those who do not harbor such thoughts will cease...
5. 1.5 na hi verena verāni, sammantīdha kudācanaṃ; averena ca sammanti, esa dhammo sana... Hatred never ceases by hatred; hatred ceases only by love. This is the eternal law....
6. 1.6 pare ca na vijānanti, mayamettha yamāmase; ye ca tattha vijānanti, tato sammanti... Others do not understand that here we are perishing; those who understand this truth cease in their disputes....
7. 1.7 subhānupassiṃ viharantaṃ, indriyesu asaṃvutaṃ; bhojanamhi cāmattaññuṃ, kusītaṃ h... Whoever lives contemplating the pleasant, with uncontrolled senses, without moderation in eating, lazy and of ...
8. 1.8 asubhānupassiṃ viharantaṃ, indriyesu susaṃvutaṃ; bhojanamhi ca mattaññuṃ, saddha... Whoever lives contemplating the impure, with well-controlled senses, moderate in eating, with faith and ardent...
9. 1.9 anikkasāvo kāsāvaṃ, yo vatthaṃ paridahessati; aparato dhammadhammena, na so kāsā... Whoever, stained with internal impurities, wears the ochre robe, without self-mastery and without truthfulness...
10. 1.10 yo ca vantakasāvassa, sīlesu susamāhito; upeto dhammadhammena, sa kāsāvamarahati... Whoever has expelled the impurities, is well established in virtue, possesses self-mastery and truthfulness, i...
11. 1.11 asāre sāramatino, sāre cāsāradassino; te sāraṃ nādhigacchanti, micchāsaṅkappagoc... Those who take the essential for the non-essential and the non-essential for the essential never reach the ess...
12. 1.12 sārañca sārato ñatvā, asārañca asārato; te sāraṃ adhigacchanti, sammāsaṅkappagoc... Those who know the essential as essential and the non-essential as non-essential reach the essential, because ...
13. 1.13 yathā agāraṃ ducchannaṃ, vuṭṭhī samativijjhati; evamevaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rāgo ... As rain penetrates a poorly roofed house, so passion penetrates the uncultivated mind....
14. 1.14 yathā agāraṃ suchannaṃ, vuṭṭhī na samativijjhati; evamevaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rā... As rain does not penetrate a well-roofed house, so passion does not penetrate the well-cultivated mind....
15. 1.15 idha socati pecca socati, pāpakārī ubhayattha socati; so socati so vihaññati, di... Here one grieves, after one grieves: the evildoer grieves in both worlds. One grieves, one suffers, seeing one...
16. 1.16 idha modati pecca modati, katapuñño ubhayattha modati; so modati so pamodati, di... Here one rejoices, afterwards one rejoices: one who does good rejoices in both worlds. One rejoices, one rejoi...
17. 1.17 idha tappati pecca tappati, pāpakārī ubhayattha tappati; 'pāpaṃ me katan'ti tapp... Here one suffers, afterwards one suffers: one who does evil suffers in both worlds. 'I have done evil,' one su...
18. 1.18 idha nandati pecca nandati, katapuñño ubhayattha nandati; 'puññaṃ me katan'ti na... Here one delights, afterwards one delights: one who does good delights in both worlds. 'I have done good,' one...
19. 1.19 bahumpi ce sahitaṃ bhāsamāno, na takkaro hoti naro pamatto; gopo va gāvo gaṇayaṃ... Though one recites many sacred texts, but acts not accordingly, negligent, one is like a cowherd counting othe...
20. 1.20 appampi ce sahitaṃ bhāsamāno, dhammassa hoti anudhammacārī; rāgañca dosañca pahā... Though one recites few texts, one who lives according to the Dhamma, having abandoned passion, hatred, and del...

Attention without negligence as the path to the immortal. The Buddha considered this teaching so central that he repeated it in his final words.

1. 2.21 appamādo amatapadaṃ, pamādo maccuno padaṃ; appamattā na mīyanti, ye pamattā yath... Vigilance is the path to the deathless; negligence is the path to death. The vigilant do not die; the negligen...
2. 2.22 evaṃ visesato ñatvā, appamādamhi paṇḍitā; appamāde pamodanti, ariyānaṃ gocare ra... Having clearly understood this distinction, the wise delight in vigilance and rejoice in the territory of the ...
3. 2.23 te jhāyino sātatikā, niccaṃ daḷhaparakkamā; phusanti dhīrā nibbānaṃ, yogakkhemaṃ... The meditators, constant, of firm and persistent effort, the wise touch nibbāna, the incomparable safety from ...
4. 2.24 uṭṭhānavato satimanntassa, sucikammassa nisammakārino; nibbānaṃ adhigacchanti, s... For the diligent, the mindful, of pure actions, who acts with consideration, self-controlled and living accord...
5. 2.25 uṭṭhānenappamādena, saññamena damena ca; dīpaṃ kayirātha medhāvī, yaṃ ogho nābhi... Through diligence, vigilance, self-discipline and self-control, let the wise build an island that no flood can...
6. 2.26 pamādaṃ appamādena, yadā nudati paṇḍito; pañña pāsādamāruyha, asoko sokiniṃ paja... When the wise expels negligence with vigilance, having ascended to the palace of wisdom, without sorrow one co...
7. 2.27 appamatto pamattesu, suttesu bahujāgaro; abalassaṃva sīghasso, hitvā yāti sumedh... Vigilant among the negligent, well-awake among the sleeping, the wise of swift mind advances like a fast horse...
8. 2.28 appamādena maghavā, devānaṃ seṭṭhataṃ gato; appamādaṃ pasaṃsanti, pamādo garahit... Through vigilance Maghavā became chief among the gods. Vigilance is always praised; negligence is always censu...
9. 2.29 appamādarato bhikkhu, pamāde bhayadassi vā; saṃyojanaṃ aṇuṃ thūlaṃ, ḍahaṃ aggīva... The monk who delights in vigilance and sees danger in negligence advances burning all fetters, large and small...
10. 2.30 appamādarato bhikkhu, pamāde bhayadassi vā; abhabbo parihānāya, nibbānasseva san... The monk who delights in vigilance and sees danger in negligence is incapable of falling back: one is near nib...
11. 2.31 pamādamanuyuñjanti, bālo dummedhino janā; appamādañca medhāvī, dhanaṃva surakkhi... The foolish of little wisdom pursue negligence. The wise protect vigilance as their greatest treasure....
12. 2.32 mā pamādamanuyuñjetha, mā kāmarati santhavaṃ; appamatto hi jhāyanto, pappoti vip... Do not pursue negligence, do not pursue intimacy with sensual pleasure. The vigilant who meditates attains abu...

The mind that trembles, that is difficult to see and master. The work of training it, upon which everything else depends.

1. 3.33 phandanaṃ capalaṃ cittaṃ, dūrakkhaṃ dunnivārayaṃ; ujuṃ karoti medhāvī, usukārova... The trembling mind, unsteady, difficult to guard and control, the wise straightens like a fletcher straightens...
2. 3.34 vārijo va thale khitto, okamokata ubbhato; pariphandatidaṃ cittaṃ, māradheyyaṃ p... Like a fish thrown onto dry land, pulled from its home, this mind trembles to escape from Māra's domain....
3. 3.35 dunniggahassa lahuno, yatthakāmanipātino; cittassa damatho sādhu, cittaṃ dantaṃ ... The mind is difficult to hold, swift, alighting wherever it wills. To tame it is good; the tamed mind brings h...
4. 3.36 sududdasaṃ sunipuṇaṃ, yatthakāmanipātinaṃ; cittassa damatho sādhu, cittaṃ dantaṃ... The mind is extremely difficult to see, extremely subtle, alighting wherever it wills. The wise should guard i...
5. 3.37 dūraṅgamaṃ ekacaraṃ, asarīraṃ guhāsayaṃ; ye cittaṃ saṃyamessanti, mokkhanti māra... Those who tame the mind, which travels far, which wanders alone, which is bodiless and dwells in the cave of t...
6. 3.38 anāsavassa bhikkhuno, anuppādā ca cetaso; puññapāpaṃ pahīnassa, natthi jāgarato ... For the monk without impurities, whose mind does not arise without cause, who has gone beyond merit and demeri...
7. 3.39 kumbhūpamakāyaṃ imaṃ viditvā, nagarūpamakāyaṃ imaṃ viditvā; mārasenaṃ paññāvudhe... Knowing this body is like a clay vessel, establishing the mind like a fortified city, fighting Māra with the s...
8. 3.40 aciraṃ vatayaṃ kāyo, paṭhaviṃ adhisessati; chuddho apetaviññāṇo, niratthaṃva kal... Soon this body will lie on the earth, rejected, without consciousness, useless as a rotting log....
9. 3.41 diso disaṃ yaṃ taṃ kayirā, verī vā pana verinaṃ; micchāpaṇihitaṃ cittaṃ, pāpiyo ... What an enemy can do to an enemy, or what a hater can do to a hater, a wrongly directed mind can do even more ...
10. 3.42 na taṃ mātā pitā kayirā, aññe vāpi ca ñātakā; sammāpaṇihitaṃ cittaṃ, seyyaso naṃ... What a mother or father or other relatives cannot do, the well-directed mind can do even better....
11. 3.43 na taṃ mātā pitā kayirā, aññe vāpi ca ñātakā; sammāpaṇihitaṃ cittaṃ, seyyaso naṃ... Neither mother nor father nor any other relative: the well-directed mind does more good than all of them....

As the perfumer selects flowers, the wise gather the essential from the teachings. The path versus the distraction of the superficial.

1. 4.44 ko imaṃ pathaviṃ vijessati, yamalokañca imaṃ sadevakaṃ; ko dhammapadaṃ sudesitaṃ... Who will conquer this earth and Yama's realm with its gods? Who will gather the well-taught Dhamma path, like ...
2. 4.45 sekho pathaviṃ vijessati, yamalokañca imaṃ sadevakaṃ; sekho dhammapadaṃ sudesita... The disciple in training will conquer this earth and Yama's realm with its gods. The disciple in training will...
3. 4.46 pheṇūpamaṃ kāyamimaṃ viditvā, marīcidhammaṃ abhisambudhāno; chetvāna mārassa pap... Having understood this body is like foam, having awakened to its mirage nature, cutting off Māra's poisonous f...
4. 4.47 pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ, byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ; suttaṃ gāmaṃ mahogho va, maccu ... Death carries off the person who only gathers flowers, whose mind is attached, like a great flood sweeps away ...
5. 4.48 pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ, byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ; atittaṃ yeva kāmesu, antako kur... Death brings under its sway the person who only gathers flowers, whose mind is attached, still unsatisfied in ...
6. 4.49 yathāpi bhamaro pupphaṃ, vaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṃ; paleti rasamādāya, evaṃ gāme mun... As a bee gathers nectar from a flower without harming its color or fragrance and moves on, so the sage should ...
7. 4.50 na paresaṃ vilomāni, na paresaṃ katākataṃ; attanova avekkheyya, katāni akatāni c... Do not look for the faults of others, nor what they have done or left undone. Look only at what you yourself h...
8. 4.51 yathāpi ruciraṃ pupphaṃ, vaṇṇavantaṃ agandhakaṃ; evaṃ subhāsitā vācā, aphalā hot... As a beautiful flower, bright in color but without fragrance, so well-spoken words are fruitless for one who d...
9. 4.52 yathāpi ruciraṃ pupphaṃ, vaṇṇavantaṃ sagandhakaṃ; evaṃ subhāsitā vācā, saphalā h... As a beautiful flower, bright in color and fragrant, so well-spoken words are fruitful for one who practices t...
10. 4.53 yathāpi puppharāsimhā, kayirā mālaṃ anekadhe; evaṃ jātena maccena, kattabbaṃ kus... As from a heap of flowers many garlands can be made, so one born as a mortal should do much good....
11. 4.54 na pupphagandho paṭivātameti, na candanaṃ tagaramallikā vā; sataṃ ca gandho paṭi... The fragrance of flowers does not go against the wind, nor that of sandalwood, tagara, or jasmine. But the fra...
12. 4.55 candanaṃ tagaram vāpi, uppalaṃ atha vassikī; etesaṃ gandhajātānaṃ, sīlagandho an... Sandalwood, tagara, blue lotus or jasmine: among these fragrances, the fragrance of virtue is supreme....
13. 4.56 appamatto ayaṃ gandho, yāyaṃ tagaracandanī; yo ca sīlavataṃ gandho, vāti devesu ... Slight is this fragrance, that of tagara and sandalwood. But the fragrance of the virtuous reaches the gods, i...
14. 4.57 tesaṃ sampannasīlānaṃ, appamādavihārinaṃ; sammadaññāvimuttānaṃ, māro maggaṃ na v... Of those perfect in virtue, living with diligence, liberated by right knowledge, Māra cannot find the path....
15. 4.58 yathā saṅkāradhānasmiṃ, ujjhitasmiṃ mahāpathe; padumam tattha jāyetha, sucigandh... As from a heap of rubbish cast on the highway, a lotus may bloom with pure fragrance and delightful,...
16. 4.59 evaṃ saṅkārabhūtesu, andhabhūte puthujjane; atirocati paññāya, sammāsambuddhasāv... so the disciple of the Fully Enlightened shines with wisdom among the ignorant, blind, rubbish-like ordinary p...

The one who does not see, not because they are bad, but because they have not yet opened their eyes. A portrait of the unawakened state and its consequences.

1. 5.60 Dīghā jāgarato ratti, dīghaṃ santassa yojanaṃ; dīgho bālānaṃ saṃsāro, saddhammaṃ... Long is the night for the sleepless, long the road for the weary, long the samsara for the fool who knows not ...
2. 5.61 Carañce nādhigaccheyya, seyyaṃ sadisamattano; ekacariyaṃ daḷhaṃ kayirā, natthi b... If on the road you find no companion equal or better than yourself, walk alone with determination; there is no...
3. 5.62 Puttā matthi dhanammatthi, iti bālo vihaññati; attā hi attano natthi, kuto puttā... "I have sons, I have wealth" — thus the fool frets. He does not even possess himself; whence then sons, whence...
4. 5.63 Yo bālo maññati bālyaṃ, paṇḍito vāpi tena so; bālo ca paṇḍitamānī, sa ve bālo'ti... The fool who knows his folly is, in that respect, wise. But the fool who thinks himself wise is truly a fool....
5. 5.64 Yāvajīvampi ce bālo, paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati; na so dhammaṃ vijānāti, dabbī sūpara... Even if the fool serves the wise all his life, he will not understand the Dhamma, as the spoon does not taste ...
6. 5.65 Muhuttamapi ce viññū, paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati; khippaṃ dhammaṃ vijānāti, jivhā sūp... Even if the wise serves the wise for only a moment, he quickly understands the Dhamma, as the tongue tastes th...
7. 5.66 Caranti bālā dummedhā, amitteneva attanā; karontā pāpakaṃ kammaṃ, yaṃ hoti kaṭuk... Fools of little wisdom go about as their own enemies, doing evil deeds that bear bitter fruit....
8. 5.67 Na taṃ kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu, yaṃ katvā anutappati; yassa assumukho rodaṃ, vipākaṃ ... That deed is not well done which, having done it, one regrets; whose consequence one experiences weeping with ...
9. 5.68 Tañca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu, yaṃ katvā nānutappati; yassa patīto sumano, vipākaṃ pa... That deed is well done which, having done it, one does not regret; whose consequence one experiences with joy ...
10. 5.69 Madhuṃ va maññati bālo, yāva pāpaṃ na paccati; yadā ca paccati pāpaṃ, atha bālo ... The fool thinks poison is honey as long as the evil does not ripen. But when the evil ripens, then the fool fa...
11. 5.70 Māse māse kusaggena, bālo bhuñjetha bhojanaṃ; na so saṅkhātadhammānaṃ, kalaṃ agg... Though the fool fast month after month eating only the tip of a kusa blade, he is not worth a sixteenth part o...
12. 5.71 Na hi pāpaṃ kataṃ kammaṃ sajju khīraṃva muccati; ḍahantaṃ bālamanveti, bhasmacch... An evil deed done does not curdle immediately like fresh milk; it follows the fool burning, like a fire covere...
13. 5.72 Yāvadeva anatthāya, ñattaṃ bālassa jāyati; hanti bālassa sukkaṃsaṃ, muddhamassa ... The fool's knowledge only serves for harm: it destroys the fool's bright qualities and brings them to ruin....
14. 5.73 Asataṃ bhāvaniccheyya, purekkhārañca bhikkhūsu; āvāsesu ca issariyaṃ, pūjā parak... The fool desires unearned recognition, preferential position among monks, authority in monasteries, and venera...
15. 5.74 Mameva kata maññantu, gihī pabbajitā ubho; mamevātivasā assu, kiccākiccesu kismi... "Let all know I did it, let all in every matter be under my authority": thus grows the fool's thought, and thu...
16. 5.75 Aññā hi lābhūpanisā, aññā nibbānagāminī; evametaṃ abhiññāya, bhikkhu buddhassa s... One thing leads to gain and another to nibbana. Having understood this clearly, the monk disciple of the Buddh...

The one who sees clearly: not the scholar but the one who has transformed knowledge into lived understanding.

1. 6.76 Nidhīnaṃva pavattāraṃ, yaṃ passe vajjadassinaṃ; niggayhavādiṃ medhāviṃ, tādisaṃ ... If you find one who points out your faults and corrects you, like one revealing a hidden treasure, follow that...
2. 6.77 Ovadeyyānusāseyya, asabbhā ca nivāraye; sataṃ hi so piyo hoti, asataṃ hoti appiy... Advise, instruct, turn away from rudeness: for the good this one is dear, for the unworthy this one is not....
3. 6.78 Na bhaje pāpake mitte, na bhaje purisādhame; bhajethā mitte kalyāṇe, bhajethā pu... Do not associate with bad friends nor with unworthy persons. Associate with good friends and with the best of ...
4. 6.79 Dhammapīti sukhaṃ seti, vippasannena cetasā; ariyappavedite dhamme, sadā ramati ... One who drinks of the Dhamma sleeps happily with a serene mind. The wise one always delights in the Dhamma pro...
5. 6.80 Udakañhi nayanti nettikā, usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ; dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā, a... Farmers guide the water, arrow-makers straighten the arrow, carpenters shape the wood; the wise discipline the...
6. 6.81 Selo yathā ekaghano, vātena na samīrati; evaṃnindāpasaṃsāsu, na samiñjanti paṇḍi... Like a solid rock that does not move with the wind, so the wise do not waver amid blame and praise....
7. 6.82 Yathāpi rahado gambhīro, vippasanno anāvilo; evaṃ dhammāni sutvāna, vippasīdanti... Like a deep lake, calm and clear, so the wise settle having heard the truths of the Dhamma....
8. 6.83 Sabbattha ve sappurisā cajanti, na kāmakāmā lapayanti santo; sukhenā phuṭṭhā ath... Good beings renounce in all circumstances; the peaceful do not chatter from desires; touched by pleasure or pa...
9. 6.84 Na attahetu na parassa hetu, na puttamicche na dhanaṃ na raṭṭhaṃ; na iccheyya ad... Neither for oneself nor for another, one desires not sons, wealth nor kingdom; one would not wish one's own su...
10. 6.85 Appakā te manussesu, ye janā pāragāmino; athāyaṃ itarā pajā, tīramevānudhāvati.... Few among human beings are those who go to the other shore. Most people only run along this shore....
11. 6.86 Ye ca kho sammadakkhāte, dhamme dhammānuvattino; te janā pāramessanti, maccudhey... But those who practice the well-taught Dhamma will cross to the other shore, overcoming the difficult realm of...
12. 6.87 Kaṇhaṃ dhammaṃ vippahāya, sukkaṃ bhāvetha paṇḍito; okā anokamāgamma, viveke yatt... Abandoning dark states, the wise cultivate bright ones; having left home for homelessness, in solitude where d...
13. 6.88 Tatrābhiratimiccheyya, hitvā kāme akiñcano; pariyodapeyya attānaṃ, cittaklesehi ... There seek delight, having abandoned sense pleasures, possessing nothing; let the wise purify themselves from ...
14. 6.89 Yesaṃ sambodhiyaṅgesu, sammā cittaṃ subhāvitaṃ; ādānapaṭinissagge, anupādāya ye ... Those whose mind is well cultivated in the factors of awakening, who delight in relinquishing attachment witho...

The one who has completed the path, the liberated. A description of freedom that depends on no condition.

1. 7.90 Gataddhino visokassa, vippamuttassa sabbadhi; sabbaganthappahīnassa, pariḷāho na... For one who has completed the path, is free from grief, completely liberated in every way, and has abandoned a...
2. 7.91 Uyyuñjanti satīmanto, na nikete ramanti te; haṃsāva pallalaṃ hitvā, okamokaṃ jah... Those with presence strive; they do not delight in dwellings. Like swans abandoning a pond, they leave one dwe...
3. 7.92 Yesaṃ sannicayo natthi, ye pariññātabhojanā; suññato animitto ca, vimokkho yesaṃ... For whom accumulation does not exist, who have fully understood nutriment, whose pasture is liberation in empt...
4. 7.93 Yassāsavā parikkhīṇā, āhāre ca anissito; suññato animitto ca, vimokkho yassa goc... One whose taints are completely exhausted, who does not depend on nutriment, whose pasture is liberation in em...
5. 7.94 Yassindriȳāni samathaṅgatāni, assā yathā sārathinā sudantā; pahīnamānassa anāsav... One whose senses have come to calm, like horses well-tamed by a charioteer, who has abandoned pride and is fre...
6. 7.95 Paṭhavīsamo no virujjhati, indakhīlūpamo tādino; rahado va apetakaddamo, saṃsārā... Like the earth does not get irritated, like a well-planted Indra's pillar, like a lake without mud — for such ...
7. 7.96 Santaṃ tassa manaṃ hoti, santā vācā ca kamma ca; sammadaññā vimuttassa, upasanta... Peaceful is their mind, peaceful their speech and actions. Such is one liberated by true knowledge, the peacef...
8. 7.97 Assaddho akataññū ca, sandhicchedo ca yo naro; hatāvakāso vantāso, sa ve uttamap... One who has no blind faith, who knows the unmade, who cuts the bonds, who has destroyed opportunities for evil...
9. 7.98 Gāme vā yadi vāraññe, ninne vā yadi vā thale; yattha arahanto viharanti, taṃ bhū... Whether in village or forest, on low ground or high, wherever arahants dwell is delightful....
10. 7.99 Ramaṇīyāni araññāni, yattha na ramatī jano; vītarāgā ramissanti, na te kāmagaves... Delightful are the forests where ordinary people do not delight. Those free of passion will delight there, not...

A single word of truth is worth more than a thousand empty words. Quality over quantity on the contemplative path.

1. 8.100 Sahassamapi ce vācā, anatthapadasaṃhitā; ekaṃ atthapadaṃ seyyo, yaṃ sutvā upasam... Though one speak a thousand useless words, better is one single word of meaning that brings peace when heard....
2. 8.101 Sahassamapi ce gāthā, anatthapadasaṃhitā; ekaṃ gāthāpadaṃ seyyo, yaṃ sutvā upasa... Though one recite a thousand verses of useless words, better is one single verse that brings peace when heard....
3. 8.102 Yo ca gāthā sataṃ bhāse, anatthapadasaṃhitā; ekaṃ dhammapadaṃ seyyo, yaṃ sutvā u... Though one recite a hundred verses of useless words, better is one single word of Dhamma that brings peace whe...
4. 8.103 Yo sahassaṃ sahassena, saṅgāme mānuse jine; ekañca jeyyamattānaṃ, sa ve saṅgāmaj... Though one conquer a thousand times a thousand men in battle, conquering oneself is the greatest victory....
5. 8.104 Attā have jitaṃ seyyo, yā cāyaṃ itarā pajā; attadantassa posassa, niccaṃ saññata... Better is truly the conquest of self than that of other people. For one who is self-disciplined and always liv...
6. 8.105 Neva devo na gandhabbo, na māro saha brahmunā; jitaṃ apajitaṃ kayirā, tathārūpas... Neither a god nor a gandharva, nor Māra together with Brahma could make such a being lose their victory....
7. 8.106 Māse māse sahassena, yo yajetha sataṃ samaṃ; ekañca bhāvitattānaṃ, muhuttamapi p... Though one sacrifice with a thousand coins month after month for a hundred years, paying homage even for a mom...
8. 8.107 Yo ca vassasataṃ jantu, aggiṃ paricare vane; ekañca bhāvitattānaṃ, muhuttamapi p... Though one maintain the sacred fire in the forest for a hundred years, paying homage even for a moment to one ...
9. 8.108 Yaṃ kiñci yiṭṭhaṃ va hutaṃ va loke, saṃvaccharaṃ yajetha puññapekkho; sabbampi t... All that is offered or sacrificed in the world for a year by one seeking merit, does not reach even a quarter ...
10. 8.109 Abhivādanasīlissa, niccaṃ vaddhāpacāyino; cattāro dhammā vaḍḍhanti, āyu vaṇṇo su... For one with the habit of reverence who always honors elders, four things increase: long life, beauty, happine...
11. 8.110 Yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, dussīlo asamāhito; ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, sīlavantassa jhā... Though one live a hundred years of immoral life and without concentration, better is a single day of life for ...
12. 8.111 Yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, duppañño asamāhito; ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, paññavantassa j... Though one live a hundred years with little wisdom and without concentration, better is a single day of life f...
13. 8.112 Yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, kusīto hīnavīriyo; ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, vīriyamārabhato ... Though one live a hundred years lazy and of little energy, better is a single day of life for one who initiate...
14. 8.113 Yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, apassaṃ udayabbayaṃ; ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, passato udayab... Though one live a hundred years without seeing arising and ceasing, better is a single day of life for one who...
15. 8.114 Yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, apassaṃ amataṃ padaṃ; ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, passato amata... Though one live a hundred years without seeing the immortal path, better is a single day of life for one who s...
16. 8.115 Yo ca vassasataṃ jīve, apassaṃ dhammamuttamaṃ; ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, passato dha... Though one live a hundred years without seeing the supreme Dhamma, better is a single day of life for one who ...

Not fleeing evil as something external, but recognizing it as an internal pattern that can be transformed.

1. 9.116 Abhittharetha kalyāṇe, pāpā cittaṃ nivāraye; dandhaṃ hi kalyāṇe karoti, pāpasmiṃ... Hasten to do good; keep the mind away from evil. Whoever acts slowly in doing good, their mind delights in evi...
2. 9.117 Pāpañce puriso kayirā, na taṃ kayirā punappunaṃ; na tamhi chandaṃ kayirātha, duk... If someone does something evil, let them not repeat it; let them not desire it; accumulating evil produces suf...
3. 9.118 Puññañce puriso kayirā, kayirāth' enaṃ punappunaṃ; tamhi chandaṃ kayirātha, sukh... If someone does something good, let them repeat it; let them desire it; accumulating good produces happiness....
4. 9.119 Pāpopi passati bhadraṃ, yāva pāpaṃ na paccati; yadā ca paccati pāpaṃ, atha pāpo ... Even the wicked see prosperity as long as evil has not matured. But when evil matures, the wicked see evil....
5. 9.120 Bhadropi passati pāpaṃ, yāva bhadraṃ na paccati; yadā ca paccati bhadraṃ, atha b... Even the virtuous see evil as long as good has not matured. But when good matures, the virtuous see good....
6. 9.121 Māppamaññetha pāpassa, na mantaṃ āgamissati; udabindunipātena, udakumbhopi pūrat... Do not underestimate evil thinking it will not reach you. With the falling of drops even a water pot fills. Th...
7. 9.122 Māppamaññetha puññassa, na mantaṃ āgamissati; udabindunipātena, udakumbhopi pūra... Do not underestimate good thinking it will not reach you. With the falling of drops even a water pot fills. Th...
8. 9.123 Vāṇijova bhayaṃ maggaṃ, appasattho mahaddhano; visaṃ jīvitukāmova, pāpāni pariva... As the merchant with great wealth and little escort avoids dangerous roads, and as one who wants to live avoid...
9. 9.124 Pāṇimhi ce vaṇo nāssa, hareyya pāṇinā visaṃ; nābbaṇaṃ visam anveti, natthi pāpaṃ... If there were no wound on the hand, one could carry poison with it; poison does not affect one who has no woun...
10. 9.125 Yo appaduṭṭhassa narassa dussati, suddhassa posassa anaṅgaṇassa; tam eva bālaṃ p... Whoever insults a person without fault, pure and spotless, evil returns to that fool like fine dust thrown aga...
11. 9.126 Gabbhameke uppajjanti, nirayaṃ pāpakammino; saggaṃ sugatino yanti, parinibbanti ... Some are reborn in the womb, evildoers go to hell, those of good conduct go to heaven, those free of taints at...
12. 9.127 Na antalikkhe na samuddamajjhe, na pabbatānaṃ vivaraṃ pavissa; na vijjatī so jag... Neither in the sky, nor in the midst of the ocean, nor entering a mountain cleft, can one find a place in the ...
13. 9.128 Na antalikkhe na samuddamajjhe, na pabbatānaṃ vivaraṃ pavissa; na vijjatī so jag... Neither in the sky, nor in the midst of the ocean, nor entering a mountain cleft, can one find a place in the ...

Violence as a cycle that perpetuates itself. Non-violence as the only real way out.

1. 10.129 Sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa, sabbe bhāyanti maccuno; attānaṃ upamaṃ katvā, na haneyya... All tremble before punishment, all fear death. Taking oneself as example, one should not kill nor cause to kil...
2. 10.130 Sabbe tasanti daṇḍassa, sabbesaṃ jīvitaṃ piyaṃ; attānaṃ upamaṃ katvā, na haneyya... All tremble before punishment, to all life is dear. Taking oneself as example, one should not kill nor cause t...
3. 10.131 Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni, yo daṇḍena vihiṃsati; attano sukhamesāno, pecca so na labha... One seeking their own happiness who harms with violence beings who desire happiness, will not find happiness a...
4. 10.132 Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni, yo daṇḍena na hiṃsati; attano sukhamesāno, pecca so labhate... One seeking their own happiness who does not harm with violence beings who desire happiness, will find happine...
5. 10.133 Māvoca pharusaṃ kañci, vuttā paṭivadeyyu taṃ; dukkhā hi sārambhakathā, paṭidaṇḍā... Do not speak harshly to anyone; those addressed harshly will respond in kind. Aggressive speech is painful; re...
6. 10.134 Sace neresi attānaṃ, kaṃso upahato yathā; esa pattosi nibbānaṃ, sārambho te na v... If you keep yourself silent as a broken gong, you have attained nibbana; aggression is not found in you....
7. 10.135 Yathā daṇḍena gopālo, gāvo pājeti gocaraṃ; evaṃ jarā ca maccū ca, āyuṃ pājenti p... As the shepherd with his rod drives the cattle to pasture, so old age and death drive the life of beings....
8. 10.136 Atha pāpāni kammāni, karaṃ bālo na bujjhati; sehi kammehi dummedho, aggidaḍḍhova... The fool who commits bad actions does not understand what they are doing; by their own actions the ignorant on...
9. 10.137 Yo daṇḍena adaṇḍesu, appaduṭṭhesu dussati; dasannamaññataraṃ ṭhānaṃ, khippameva ... One who with violence harms the harmless and the innocent, quickly falls into one of ten conditions....
10. 10.138 Vedanaṃ pharusaṃ jāniṃ, sarīrassa ca bhedanaṃ; garukaṃ vāpi ābādhaṃ, cittakkhepa... Severe pain, loss of possessions, bodily injury, serious illness or mental derangement....
11. 10.139 Rājato vā upasaggaṃ, abbhakkhānaṃ va dāruṇaṃ; parikkhayaṃ va ñātīnaṃ, bhogānaṃ v... Accusation by the king, or cruel slander, or loss of relatives, or destruction of possessions....
12. 10.140 Atha vāssa agārāni, aggi ḍahati pāvako; kāyassa bhedā duppañño, nirayaṃ so upapa... Or fire burns down their houses; and at the dissolution of the body, the ignorant one is reborn in hell....
13. 10.141 Na naggacariyā na jaṭā na paṅkā, nānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā; rajojallaṃ ukkuṭika... Neither nakedness nor matted hair nor mud, nor fasting nor sleeping on the ground, nor dust and filth nor squa...
14. 10.142 Alaṅkato cepi samaṃ careyya, santo danto niyato brahmacārī; sabbesu bhūtesu nidh... Though one be adorned, if one walks in peace, calm, disciplined, firm, living the holy life, having laid down ...
15. 10.143 Hirīnisedho puriso, koci lokasmiṃ vijjati; yo nindaṃ apabodheti, asso bhadro kas... Is there anyone in the world restrained by moral shame, who avoids blame like a noble horse avoids the whip?...
16. 10.144 Asso yathā bhadro kasāniviṭṭho, ātāpino saṃvegino bhavātha; saddhāya sīlena ca v... Like a noble horse touched by the whip, be ardent and urgent; with faith, virtue, energy, concentration and in...
17. 10.145 Udakañhi nayanti nettikā, usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ; dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā, a... Irrigators guide the water, arrow-makers straighten the arrow, carpenters shape the wood; the well-disciplined...

The body ages; what must be cultivated is that which does not age. Impermanence as teacher.

1. 11.146 Ko nu hāso kimānando, niccaṃ pajjalite sati; andhakārena onaddhā, padīpaṃ na gav... What laughter, what joy, when the world burns without ceasing? Wrapped in darkness, do you not seek a lamp?...
2. 11.147 Passa cittakataṃ bimbaṃ, arukāyaṃ samussitaṃ; āturaṃ bahusaṅkappaṃ, yassa natthi... Look at this adorned body, this heap of wounds covered over, sick, full of intentions, in which nothing is sta...
3. 11.148 Parijiṇṇamidaṃ rūpaṃ, roganīḷaṃ pabhaṅguraṃ; bhijjati pūtisandeho, maraṇantañhi ... This form is completely worn out, a nest of diseases, fragile; this heap of putrefaction breaks apart, for lif...
4. 11.149 Yānimāni apatthāni, alābūneva sārade; kāpotakāni aṭṭhīni, tāni disvāna kā rati.... These discarded bones, like gourds in autumn, dove-colored — seeing them, what pleasure can there be?...
5. 11.150 Aṭṭhīnaṃ nagaraṃ kataṃ, maṃsalohitalepanam; yattha jarā ca maccu ca, māno makkho... This city is made of bones, plastered with flesh and blood, where old age, death, pride, and hypocrisy are sto...
6. 11.151 Jīranti ve rājarathā sucittā, atho sarīrampi jaraṃ upeti; satañca dhammo na jara... The beautiful royal chariots deteriorate, and also the body grows old; but the Dhamma of the good does not age...
7. 11.152 Appassutāyaṃ puriso, balibaddova jīrati; maṃsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti, paññā tassa na... The man of little learning ages like an ox: his flesh grows but not his wisdom....
8. 11.153 Anekajātisaṃsāraṃ, sandhāvissaṃ anibbisaṃ; gahakāraṃ gavesanto, dukkhā jāti puna... Through many births in samsara I have wandered without finding, searching for the house-builder. Painful is bi...
9. 11.154 Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi, puna gehaṃ na kāhasi; sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, gahakūṭaṃ vi... House-builder, I have seen you! You shall not build a house again. All your rafters are broken, the ridge-pole...
10. 11.155 Acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ; jiṇṇakoñcāva jhāyanti, khīṇamacc... Not having lived the holy life nor acquired wealth in youth, they languish like old herons in a pond without f...
11. 11.156 Acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ; senti cāpātikhīṇāva, purāṇāni an... Not having lived the holy life nor acquired wealth in youth, they lie like broken bows, lamenting the past....

The self as a project, not a fixed entity. The teaching of non-self (anattā) in practical terms.

1. 12.157 Attānañce piyaṃ jaññā, rakkheyya naṃ surakkhitaṃ; tiṇṇaṃ aññataraṃ yāmaṃ, paṭija... If one holds oneself dear, let one protect oneself well. During one of the three watches of the night, the wis...
2. 12.158 Attānameva paṭhamaṃ, patirūpe nivesaye; athaññamanusāseyya, na kilisseyya paṇḍit... Let one first establish oneself in what is proper; then instruct others. Thus the wise one will not be stained...
3. 12.159 Attānameva paṭhamaṃ, patirūpe nivesaye; athaññamanusāseyya, attā hi kira duddamo... Let one first establish oneself in what is proper; then instruct others. For the self is truly difficult to ta...
4. 12.160 Attā hi attano nātho, ko hi nātho paro siyā; attanā hi sudantena, nāthaṃ labhati... The self is the lord of the self; who else could be the lord? With a well-disciplined self, one finds a lord d...
5. 12.161 Attanā va kataṃ pāpaṃ, attanā saṅkilissati; attanā akataṃ pāpaṃ, attanāva visujj... By oneself evil is done, by oneself one is defiled; by oneself evil is not done, by oneself one is purified. P...
6. 12.162 Attadatthaṃ paratthena, bahunāapi na hāpaye; attadatthamabhiññāya, sadatthapasut... Do not neglect your own welfare for that of others, however great. Having known your own welfare, dedicate you...
7. 12.163 Attanā codayattānaṃ, paṭimaṃsetha attanā; so attagutto satimā, sukhaṃ bhikkhu vi... Exhort yourself, examine yourself. Thus, self-protected and mindful, you will live happily, monk....
8. 12.164 Attā hi attano nātho, attā hi attano gati; tasmā saṃyamayattānaṃ, assaṃ bhadraṃv... The self is the lord of the self, the self is the destiny of the self; therefore, control yourself as the merc...
9. 12.165 Attanā va kataṃ pāpaṃ, attajaṃ attasambhavaṃ; abhimatthati dummedhaṃ, vajiraṃ va... The evil done by oneself, born of oneself, produced by oneself, grinds the fool like a diamond grinds a gem....
10. 12.166 Yassa accantadussīlyaṃ, māluvā sālamivotthataṃ; karoti so tathattānaṃ, yathā naṃ... One whose immorality is extreme, like a creeper that wraps around the sal tree, does to themselves what an ene...

How to dwell in the world without being devoured by it. The equanimity of the practitioner amid the waves.

1. 13.167 Hīnaṃ dhammaṃ na seveyya, pamādena na saṃvase; micchādiṭṭhiṃ na seveyya, na siyā... Do not follow inferior teachings, do not live with negligence; do not follow wrong views, do not increase atta...
2. 13.168 Uttiṭṭhe nappamajjeyya, dhammaṃ sucaritaṃ care; dhammacārī sukhaṃ seti, asmiṃ lo... Arise, do not be negligent, practice the Dhamma of good conduct. The one who practices the Dhamma sleeps happi...
3. 13.169 Dhammaṃ care sucaritaṃ, na naṃ duccaritaṃ care; dhammacārī sukhaṃ seti, asmiṃ lo... Practice the Dhamma of good conduct, do not practice it with bad conduct. The one who practices the Dhamma sle...
4. 13.170 Yathā pubbuḷakaṃ passe, yathā passe marīcikaṃ; evaṃ lokaṃ avekkhantaṃ, maccurājā... See the world as a bubble, see it as a mirage; the king of death does not see one who looks at the world thus....
5. 13.171 Etha passathimaṃ lokaṃ, cittaṃ rājarathūpamaṃ; yattha bālā visīdanti, natthi saṅ... Come, look at this world, adorned like a royal chariot, where fools sink, but where there is no attachment for...
6. 13.172 Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā, pacchā so nappamajjati; somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā mut... The one who was formerly negligent but later ceased to be negligent illumines this world like the moon freed f...
7. 13.173 Yassa pāpaṃ kataṃ kammaṃ, kusalena pidhīyati; somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti, abbhā mutto... One whose evil deed done is covered by good illumines this world like the moon freed from clouds....
8. 13.174 Andhabhūto ayaṃ loko, tanukettha vipassati; sakuntova muttabandhanā, appo saggāy... Blind is this world; few here see clearly. Like birds freed from a net, few go to heaven....
9. 13.175 Haṃsādiccapathe yanti, ākāse yanti iddhiyā; nīyanti dhīrā lokamhā, jetvā māraṃ s... Swans fly on the sun's path, those with powers travel through space; the wise are led out of the world, having...
10. 13.176 Ekaṃ dhammaṃ atītissa, musāvādissa jantuno; vitiṇṇaparalokassa, natthi pāpaṃ akā... For one who transgresses one dhamma — truth — and who has passed beyond concern for the other world, there is ...
11. 13.177 Na ve kadariyā devalokaṃ vajanti, bālā have nappasaṃsanti dānaṃ; dhīro ca dānaṃ ... The stingy do not go to the heaven of the gods, fools do not praise generosity; but the wise one who rejoices ...
12. 13.178 Pathavyā ekarajjena, saggassa gamanena vā; sabbalokādhipaccena, sotāpattiphalaṃ ... Better than sovereignty over the earth, or going to heaven, or dominion over all worlds, is the fruit of strea...

The Awakened One as possibility, not just historical figure. Awakening as the nature of mind itself.

1. 14.179 Yassa jitaṃ nāvajīyati, jitamassa noyāti koci loke; taṃ buddhamanantagocaraṃ, ap... The one whose victory cannot be undone, whose victory no one in the world can surpass, that Buddha of infinite...
2. 14.180 Yassa jālinī visattikā, taṇhā natthi kuhiñci netave; taṃ buddhamanantagocaraṃ, a... One in whom there is no net of sticky craving that could drag them anywhere, that Buddha of infinite range, tr...
3. 14.181 Ye jhānapasutā dhīrā, nekkhammūpasame ratā; devāpi tesaṃ pihayanti, sambuddhānaṃ... The wise dedicated to meditation, who delight in the peace of renunciation — even the gods envy them, those pe...
4. 14.182 Kiccho manussapaṭilābho, kicchaṃ maccāna jīvitaṃ; kicchaṃ saddhammassavanaṃ, kic... Difficult is the obtaining of human birth, difficult is the life of mortals, difficult is hearing the true Dha...
5. 14.183 Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṃ, kusalassa upasampadā; sacittapariyodapanaṃ, etaṃ buddhāna... Not doing any evil, cultivating the good, purifying one's own mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas....
6. 14.184 Khantī paramaṃ tapo titikkhā, nibbānaṃ paramaṃ vadanti buddhā; na hi pabbajito p... Patience is the supreme austerity, endurance is the supreme — say the Buddhas; nibbana is the supreme. One is ...
7. 14.185 Anūpavādo anūpaghāto, pātimokkhe ca saṃvaro; mattaññutā ca bhattasmiṃ, pantañca ... No slander, no harm, restraint according to the rule, moderation in eating, dwelling in solitude, and dedicati...
8. 14.186 Na kahāpaṇavassena, titti kāmesu vijjati; appassādā dukhā kāmā, iti viññāya paṇḍ... Even with a rain of gold coins, sensual desires are not satisfied. Desires are of little pleasure and painful ...
9. 14.187 Api dibbesu kāmesu, ratiṃ so nādhigacchati; taṇhakkhayarato hoti, sammāsambuddha... Even in celestial pleasures, one finds no delight. The disciple of the Fully Awakened delights in the destruct...
10. 14.188 Bahuṃ ve saraṇaṃ yanti, pabbatāni vanāni ca; ārāmarukkhacetyāni, manussā bhayata... Driven by fear, many go for refuge to mountains, forests, parks, trees, and shrines....
11. 14.189 Netaṃ kho saraṇaṃ khemaṃ, netaṃ saraṇamuttamaṃ; netaṃ saraṇamāgamma, sabbadukkhā... But this is not a safe refuge, this is not the supreme refuge; taking refuge here, one is not freed from all s...
12. 14.190 Yo ca buddhañca dhammañca, saṅghañca saraṇaṃ gato; cattāri ariyasaccāni, sammapp... One who takes refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha, and sees with correct wisdom the Four Noble Tr...
13. 14.191 Dukkhaṃ dukkhasamuppādaṃ, dukkhassa ca atikkamaṃ; ariyaṃ caṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ, du... Suffering, the origin of suffering, the overcoming of suffering, and the Noble Eightfold Path leading to the c...
14. 14.192 Etaṃ kho saraṇaṃ khemaṃ, etaṃ saraṇamuttamaṃ; etaṃ saraṇamāgamma, sabbadukkhā pa... This is the safe refuge, this is the supreme refuge; taking refuge here, one is freed from all suffering....
15. 14.193 Dullabho purisājañño, na so sabbattha jāyati; yattha so jāyati dhīro, taṃ kulaṃ ... Rare is the extraordinary human being; one is not born everywhere. Where such a wise one is born, that family ...
16. 14.194 Sukho buddhānaṃ uppādo, sukhā saddhammadesanā; sukhā saṅghassa sāmaggī, samaggān... Happy is the arising of the Buddhas, happy is the teaching of the true Dhamma, happy is the harmony of the San...
17. 14.195 Pūjārahe pūjayato, buddhe yadi va sāvake; papañcasamatikkante, tiṇṇasokapariddav... One who honors those worthy of honor, whether Buddhas or their disciples, who have overcome obstacles and cros...
18. 14.196 Te tādise pūjayato, nibbute akutobhaye; na sakkā puññaṃ saṅkhātuṃ, imettamapi ke... The merit of honoring such beings, extinguished and fearless from every direction, cannot be measured by anyon...

Happiness that does not depend on external conditions. The difference between pleasure and deep well-being.

1. 15.197 Susukhaṃ vata jīvāma, verinesu averino; verinesu manussesu, viharāma averino.... We truly live happily, without hatred among those who hate. Among human beings who hate, we dwell without hatr...
2. 15.198 Susukhaṃ vata jīvāma, āturesu anāturā; āturesu manessesu, viharāma anāturā.... We truly live happily, healthy among the sick. Among sick human beings, we dwell healthy....
3. 15.199 Susukhaṃ vata jīvāma, ussukesu anussukā; ussukesu manussesu, viharāma anussukā.... We truly live happily, without craving among the craving. Among craving human beings, we dwell without craving...
4. 15.200 Susukhaṃ vata jīvāma, yesaṃ no natthi kiñcanaṃ; pītibhakkhā bhavissāma, devā ābh... We truly live happily, we who have nothing. We will feed on joy, like the radiant gods....
5. 15.201 Jayaṃ veraṃ pasavati, dukkhaṃ seti parājito; upasanto sukhaṃ seti, hitvā jayapar... Victory breeds hatred; the defeated sleep in suffering. Having abandoned both victory and defeat, the peaceful...
6. 15.202 Natthi rāgasamo aggi, natthi dosasamo kali; natthi khandhasamā dukkhā, natthi sa... There is no fire like passion, no misfortune like hatred, no suffering like the aggregates, no happiness super...
7. 15.203 Jighacchāparamā rogā, saṅkhāraparamā dukkhā; etaṃ ñatvā yathābhūtaṃ, nibbānaṃ pa... Hunger is the supreme disease, conditioned formations are the supreme suffering. Having known this as it is, n...
8. 15.204 Ārogyaparamā lābhā, santuṭṭhiparamaṃ dhanaṃ; vissāsaparamā ñāti, nibbānaṃ parama... Health is the supreme gain, contentment is the supreme wealth, trust is the best relative, nibbana is the supr...
9. 15.205 Pavivekarasaṃ pitvā, rasaṃ upasamassa ca; niddaro hoti nippāpo, dhammapītirasaṃ ... Having drunk the taste of solitude and the taste of peace, free from anguish and free from wrong, one drinks t...
10. 15.206 Sāhu dassanamariyānaṃ, sannivāso sadā sukho; adassanena bālānaṃ, niccameva sukhī... Good is the sight of the noble ones, their company is always happy. Without seeing fools, one would always be ...
11. 15.207 Bālasaṅgatacārī hi, dīghamaddhāna socati; dukkho bālehi saṃvāso, amitteneva sabb... One who walks in the company of fools suffers for a long time. Association with fools is always painful, like ...
12. 15.208 Tasmā hi: dhīrañca paññañca bahussutañca, dhorayhasīlaṃ vatavantamariyaṃ; taṃ tā... Therefore: follow the wise, the intelligent, the learned, the patient, the virtuous, the noble — follow such a...

Love that liberates versus attachment that binds. The difference between mettā and possessiveness.

1. 16.209 Ayoge yuñjamattānaṃ, yogasmiñca ayojayaṃ; atthaṃ hitvā piyaggāhī, pihetattānuyog... One who engages in what should not be done and neglects what should be done, having abandoned true good to pur...
2. 16.210 Mā piyehi samāgañchi, appiyehi kudācanaṃ; piyānaṃ adassanaṃ dukkhaṃ, appiyānañca... Do not cling to what you love nor to what you do not love. It is painful not to see what one loves, and painfu...
3. 16.211 Tasmā piyaṃ na kayirātha, piyāpāyo hi pāpako; ganthā tesaṃ na vijjanti, yesaṃ na... Therefore, do not make anything dear, for separation from the dear is painful. No bonds exist for those who ha...
4. 16.212 Piyato jāyatī soko, piyato jāyatī bhayaṃ; piyato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto... From the dear is born grief, from the dear is born fear. For one freed from the dear, there is no grief; whenc...
5. 16.213 Pemato jāyatī soko, pemato jāyatī bhayaṃ; pemato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto... From affection is born grief, from affection is born fear. For one freed from affection, there is no grief; wh...
6. 16.214 Ratiyā jāyatī soko, ratiyā jāyatī bhayaṃ; ratiyā vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto... From pleasure is born grief, from pleasure is born fear. For one freed from pleasure, there is no grief; whenc...
7. 16.215 Kāmato jāyatī soko, kāmato jāyatī bhayaṃ; kāmato vippamuttassa, natthi soko kuto... From sensual desire is born grief, from sensual desire is born fear. For one freed from sensual desire, there ...
8. 16.216 Taṇhāya jāyatī soko, taṇhāya jāyatī bhayaṃ; taṇhāya vippamuttassa, natthi soko k... From craving is born grief, from craving is born fear. For one freed from craving, there is no grief; whence f...
9. 16.217 Sīladassanasampannaṃ, dhammaṭṭhaṃ saccavedinaṃ; attano kamma kubbānaṃ, taṃ jano ... One endowed with virtue and vision, established in Dhamma, knowing the truth and doing one's own work — people...
10. 16.218 Chandajāto anakkhāte, manasā ca phuṭo siyā; kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto, uddhaṃs... One in whom desire for the ineffable has been born, whose mind is suffused with it, whose heart is not bound t...
11. 16.219 Cirappavāsiṃ purisaṃ, dūrato sotthimāgataṃ; ñātimittā suhajjā ca, abhinandanti ā... When a man who has long been absent returns home safe from afar, relatives, friends and companions welcome him...
12. 16.220 Tatheva katapuññampi, asmā lokā paraṃ gataṃ; puññāni paṭigaṇhanti, piyaṃ ñātīva ... Similarly, when one who has done good passes from this world to the next, their merits receive them as relativ...

Anger as fire that burns mainly the one who harbors it. The antidote of patience and understanding.

1. 17.221 Kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ, saṃyojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya; taṃ nāmarūpasmimas... Abandon anger, renounce pride, overcome all fetters. Suffering does not befall one who does not cling to name-...
2. 17.222 Yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ, rathaṃ bhantaṃva vāraye; tamahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi, rasmigg... One who restrains arisen anger as if stopping a runaway chariot — such a one I call a true charioteer; others ...
3. 17.223 Akkodhena jine kodhaṃ, asādhuṃ sādhunā jine; jine kadariyaṃ dānena, saccenālikav... Conquer anger with non-anger, conquer evil with good, conquer the miser with generosity, conquer the liar with...
4. 17.224 Saccaṃ bhaṇe na kujjheyya, dajjā appampi yācito; etehi tīhi ṭhānehi, gacche devā... Speak truth, do not anger, give even a little when asked. With these three things, one goes to the presence of...
5. 17.225 Ahiṃsakā ye munayo, niccaṃ kāyena saṃvutā; te yanti accutaṃ ṭhānaṃ, yattha gantv... The sages who are non-violent, always restrained in body, go to the imperishable place where, having gone, the...
6. 17.226 Sadā jāgaramānānaṃ, ahorattānusikkhinaṃ; nibbānaṃ adhimuttānaṃ, atthaṃ gacchanti... For those who are always vigilant, who train day and night, who are inclined toward nibbana, the taints come t...
7. 17.227 Porāṇametaṃ atula, netaṃ ajjatanāmiva; nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṃ, nindanti bahubhāṇi... This is ancient, Atula, not from today: they criticize those who remain silent, they criticize those who speak...
8. 17.228 Na cāhu na ca bhavissati, na cetarahi vijjati; ekantaṃ nindito poso, ekantaṃ vā ... There never was, nor will be, nor does there exist now, anyone who is only criticized or only praised....
9. 17.229 Yañce viññū pasaṃsanti, anuvicca suve suve; acchiddavuttiṃ medhāviṃ, paññāsīlasa... Whom the wise praise after daily observation, of faultless conduct, intelligent, endowed with wisdom and virtu...
10. 17.230 Nikkhaṃ jambonadasseva, ko taṃ ninditumarahati; devāpi naṃ pasaṃsanti, brahmunāp... Like gold of the Jambū river — who is worthy of criticizing such a one? Even the gods praise them, even Brahmā...
11. 17.231 Kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya, kāyena saṃvuto siyā; kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā, kāyena sucari... Guard against bodily agitation, be restrained in body. Having abandoned wrong bodily conduct, practice right b...
12. 17.232 Vacīpakopaṃ rakkheyya, vācāya saṃvuto siyā; vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā, vācāya sucarit... Guard against verbal agitation, be restrained in speech. Having abandoned wrong verbal conduct, practice right...
13. 17.233 Manopakopaṃ rakkheyya, manasā saṃvuto siyā; manoduccaritaṃ hitvā, manasā sucarit... Guard against mental agitation, be restrained in mind. Having abandoned wrong mental conduct, practice right m...
14. 17.234 Kāyen saṃvutā dhīrā, atho vācāya saṃvutā; manasā saṃvutā dhīrā, te ve suparisaṃv... The wise restrained in body, restrained in speech, restrained in mind — they are truly well-restrained....

The stains of mind that the practitioner works to cleanse. Purification as a gradual and continuous process.

1. 18.235 Paṇḍupalāsova dānisi, yamapurisāpi ca te upaṭṭhitā; uyyogamukhe ca tiṭṭhasi, pāt... You are like a withered leaf, the messengers of Yama await you. You stand at the threshold of departure, and y...
2. 18.236 So karohi dīpamattano, khippaṃ vāyama paṇḍito bhava; niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo, dib... Make an island for yourself, strive quickly, become wise. Free from impurities and stain, you will reach the n...
3. 18.237 Upanītavayo ca dānisi, sampayātosi yamassa santike; vāso te natthi antarā, pāthe... Your life is spent, you approach Yama's presence. There is no stopping place along the way, and you have no pr...
4. 18.238 So karohi dīpamattano, khippaṃ vāyama paṇḍito bhava; niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo, na ... Make an island for yourself, strive quickly, become wise. Free from impurities and stain, you will not return ...
5. 18.239 Anupubbena medhāvī, thokaṃ thokaṃ khaṇe khaṇe; kammāro rajatasseva, niddhame mal... Little by little, moment by moment, the wise one removes their own impurities, as a goldsmith purifies silver....
6. 18.240 Ayasāva malaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ, taduṭṭhāya tameva khādati; evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ, sāka... Just as rust arising from iron eats away that same iron, so one's own actions lead the transgressor to a bad d...
7. 18.241 Asajjhāyamalā mantā, anuṭṭhānamalā gharā; malaṃ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṃ, pamādo rakkha... Non-recitation is the impurity of mantras, inactivity is the impurity of houses, laziness is the impurity of b...
8. 18.242 Malitthiyā duccaritaṃ, maccheraṃ dadato malaṃ; malā ve pāpakā dhammā, asmiṃ loke... Misconduct is the impurity of a woman, miserliness is the impurity of a giver. Evil qualities are impurities b...
9. 18.243 Tato malā malataraṃ, avijjā paramaṃ malaṃ; etaṃ malaṃ pahantvāna, nimmalā hotha ... More impure than all impurities is ignorance, the supreme impurity. Having abandoned this impurity, be pure, m...
10. 18.244 Sujīvaṃ ahirikena, kākasūrena dhaṃsinā; pakkhandinā pagabbhena, saṃkiliṭṭhena jī... Easy is the life of the shameless, insolent as a crow, aggressive, arrogant, impure....
11. 18.245 Hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṃ, niccaṃ sucigavessinā; alīnenāppagabbhena, suddhājīvena pas... Difficult is the life of one with moral shame, always seeking purity, detached, modest, of pure livelihood, wi...
12. 18.246 Yo pāṇamatipāteti, musāvādañca bhāsati; loke adinnamādiyati, paradārañca gacchat... One who kills living beings, speaks lies, takes what is not given, and goes to another's spouse,...
13. 18.247 Surāmerayapānañca, yo naro anuyuñjati; idhevameso lokasmiṃ, mūlaṃ khaṇati attano... and who indulges in intoxicating drinks — here and now in this world they dig up their own root....
14. 18.248 Evaṃ bho purisa jānāhi, pāpadhammā asaññatā; mā taṃ lobho adhammo ca, ciraṃ dukk... Understand this, good man: bad qualities are undisciplined. Do not let greed and injustice torture you for lon...
15. 18.249 Dadāti ve yathāsaddhaṃ, yathāpasādanaṃ jano; tattha yo maṅku bhavati, paresaṃ pā... People give according to their faith and devotion. One who feels dissatisfied with others' food and drink does...
16. 18.250 Yassa cetaṃ samucchinnaṃ, mūlaghaccaṃ samūhataṃ; sa ve divā vā rattiṃ vā, samādh... One who has cut this off, uprooted it, destroyed it completely, does attain concentration by day and by night....
17. 18.251 Natthi rāgasamo aggi, natthi dosasamo gaho; natthi mohasamaṃ jālaṃ, natthi taṇhā... There is no fire like passion, no grip like hatred, no net like delusion, no river like craving....
18. 18.252 Sudassaṃ vajjamaññesaṃ, attano pana duddasaṃ; paresaṃ hi so vajjāni, opunāti yat... Easily seen are others' faults, hard to see are one's own. One winnows others' faults like chaff, but hides on...
19. 18.253 Paravajjānupassissa, niccaṃ ujjhānasaññino; āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti, ārā so āsavak... For one who always observes others' faults, always finding fault, the taints increase. Such a one is far from ...
20. 18.254 Ākāseva padaṃ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire; papañcābhiratā pajā, nippapañcā tath... No tracks in the sky, no ascetic outside the path. People delight in proliferation, the Tathāgatas are free fr...
21. 18.255 Ākāseva padaṃ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire; saṅkhārā sassatā natthi, natthi budd... No tracks in the sky, no ascetic outside the path. No conditioned thing is eternal, no agitation in the Buddha...

The one established in the Dhamma, not merely talking about it. Authenticity versus appearance.

1. 19.256 Na tena hoti dhammaṭṭho, yenatthaṃ sāhasā naye; yo ca atthaṃ anatthañca, ubho ni... One is not established in Dhamma by deciding matters by force. The wise one who investigates both what is righ...
2. 19.257 Asāhasena dhammena, samena nayatī pare; dhammassa gutto medhāvī, dhammaṭṭhoti pa... who guides others without violence, with justice and impartiality, guardian of the Dhamma and intelligent — su...
3. 19.258 Na tena paṇḍito hoti, yāvatā bahu bhāsati; khemī averī abhayo, paṇḍitoti pavucca... One is not wise by speaking much. One who is peaceful, without hatred, without fear is called wise....
4. 19.259 Na tāvatā dhammadharo, yāvatā bahu bhāsati; yo ca appampi sutvāna, dhammaṃ kāyen... One is not a bearer of Dhamma by speaking much. One who having heard little sees Dhamma with the body and does...
5. 19.260 Na tena thero so hoti, yenassa palitaṃ siro; paripakko vayo tassa, moghajiṇṇoti ... One is not an elder just by having grey hair. Mature in age but empty of attainment, such a one is called 'gro...
6. 19.261 Yamhi saccañca dhammo ca, ahiṃsā saṃyamo damo; sa ve vantamalo dhīro, theroti pa... In whom there is truth, Dhamma, non-violence, restraint, and discipline — that wise one, free from impurity, i...
7. 19.262 Na vākkaraṇamattena, vaṇṇapokkharatāya vā; sādhurūpo naro hoti, issukī maccharī ... Not by mere eloquence nor by beauty of appearance is one a good person, if one is envious, miserly, and deceit...
8. 19.263 Yassa cetaṃ samucchinnaṃ, mūlaghaccaṃ samūhataṃ; sa vantadoso medhāvī, sādhurūpo... One who has cut off, uprooted, and destroyed these defects — that wise one, free from hatred, is called a trul...
9. 19.264 Na muṇḍakeṇe samaṇo, abbato alikaṃ bhaṇaṃ; icchālobhasamāpanno, samaṇo kiṃ bhavi... One is not an ascetic by shaving the head, if one violates vows and speaks lies. Full of desire and greed, how...
10. 19.265 Yo ca sameti pāpāni, aṇuṃ thūlāni sabbaso; samitattā hi pāpānaṃ, samaṇoti pavucc... One who pacifies all evils, small and great — by pacifying evils, one is called an ascetic....
11. 19.266 Na tena bhikkhu so hoti, yāvatā bhikkhate pare; vissaṃ dhammaṃ samādāya, bhikkhu... One is not a monk simply because one begs from others. One who adopts a worldly teaching is not a monk by that...
12. 19.267 Yodha puññañca pāpañca, bāhetvā brahmacariyavā; saṅkhāya loke carati, sa ve bhik... One who here has left behind both merit and demerit, living the holy life, walking in the world with understan...
13. 19.268 Na monena munī hoti, mūḷharūpo aviddasu; yo ca tulaṃva paggayha, varamādāya paṇḍ... One is not a sage by mere silence, if one is confused and ignorant. The wise one is like one holding a balance...
14. 19.269 Pāpāni parivajjeti, sa munī tena so muni; yo munāti ubho loke, muni tena pavucca... who avoids evils — that one is a sage, therefore a sage. One who understands both worlds is called a sage....
15. 19.270 Na tena ariyo hoti, yena pāṇāni hiṃsati; ahiṃsā sabbapāṇānaṃ, ariyoti pavuccati.... One is not noble by harming living beings. By non-violence toward all beings, one is called noble....
16. 19.271 Na sīlabbatamattena, bāhusaccena vā pana; atha vā samādhilābhena, vivittasayanen... Not merely by rites and precepts, nor by vast learning, nor by attaining concentration, nor by dwelling alone,...
17. 19.272 Phusāmi nekkhammasukhaṃ, aputhujjanasevitaṃ; bhikkhu vissāsamāpādi, appatto āsav... 'I have touched the joy of renunciation unexperienced by ordinary people' — monk, do not be confident if you h...

The Noble Eightfold Path: the Buddha's most complete description of how to live in a way that leads to liberation.

1. 20.273 Maggānaṭṭhaṅgiko seṭṭho, saccānaṃ caturo padā; virāgo seṭṭho dhammānaṃ, dvipadān... The best of paths is the Eightfold, the best of truths are the Four, the best of states is dispassion, the bes...
2. 20.274 Eseva maggo natthañño, dassanassa visuddhiyā; etañhi tumhe paṭipajjatha, mārasse... This is the only path, there is no other for the purification of vision. Enter upon it, for this is the bewild...
3. 20.275 Etañhi tumhe paṭipannā, dukkhassantaṃ karissatha; akkhāto vo mayā maggo, aññāya ... Having entered this path, you will make an end of suffering. I have shown you the way, having known the extrac...
4. 20.276 Tumhehi kiccamātappaṃ, akkhātāro tathāgatā; paṭipannā pamokkhanti, jhāyino mārab... You yourselves must make the effort; the Tathāgatas only point the way. Those who practice and meditate are fr...
5. 20.277 Sabbe saṅkhārā aniccāti, yadā paññāya passati; atha nibbindati dukkhe, esa maggo... 'All conditioned formations are impermanent' — when one sees this with wisdom, one becomes disenchanted with s...
6. 20.278 Sabbe saṅkhārā dukkhāti, yadā paññāya passati; atha nibbindati dukkhe, esa maggo... 'All conditioned formations are suffering' — when one sees this with wisdom, one becomes disenchanted with suf...
7. 20.279 Sabbe dhammā anattāti, yadā paññāya passati; atha nibbindati dukkhe, esa maggo v... 'All phenomena are non-self' — when one sees this with wisdom, one becomes disenchanted with suffering. This i...
8. 20.280 Uṭṭhānakālamhi anuṭṭhahāno, yuvā balī ālasiyaṃ upeto; saṃsannasaṅkappamano kusīt... Not rising when it is time to rise, young and strong but filled with laziness, with weak resolve and lazy mind...
9. 20.281 Vācānurakkhī manasā susaṃvuto, kāyena ca nākusalaṃ kayirā; ete tayo kammapathe v... Guarded in speech, well controlled in mind, not doing evil with body — purify these three paths of action and ...
10. 20.282 Yogā ve jāyatī bhūri, ayogā bhūrisaṅkhayo; etaṃ dvedhāpathaṃ ñatvā, bhavāya vibh... From practice wisdom is born, from non-practice wisdom perishes. Knowing this two-fold path of growth and decl...
11. 20.283 Chinda sātaṃ karothu kāmesu, bāhuvepullaṃ padhānavā; pakkamitthaṃ akkhate anagār... Cut off affection, act among pleasures; with great effort, with great vigor, leaving sensual pleasures behind,...
12. 20.284 Yathā rucirā nāvā, suttena baddhā yaṃ veṇi; te ve yātā pāraṃ tiṇṇā, pāraṃ gaccha... As a beautiful boat secured with old ropes, having crossed to the farther shore, they too cross over....
13. 20.285 Ucchinda sinehamattano, Kumudaṃ sāradikaṁva pāṇinā; Santimaggameva brūhaya, Nibb... Cut off craving for yourself, as one plucks an autumn lotus with the hand; cultivate only the path of peace, N...
14. 20.286 Idha vassaṃ vasissāmi, idha hemantagimhisu; iti bālo vicinteti, antarāyaṃ na buj... 'Here I will stay during the rains, here in winter and summer' — thus the fool thinks, unaware of the obstacle...
15. 20.287 Taṃ puttapasusammattaṃ, byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ; suttaṃ gāmaṃ mahoghova, maccu ādā... That man intoxicated by children and cattle, with mind attached, death carries away like a great flood a sleep...
16. 20.288 Na santi puttā tāṇāya, na pitā nāpi bandhavā; antakenādhipannassa, natthi ñātīsu... There is no refuge in children, nor in father, nor in relatives; when death has come, no protection among kin....
17. 20.289 Etamatthavasaṃ ñatvā, paṇḍito sīlasaṃvuto; nibbānagamanaṃ maggaṃ, khippameva vis... Understanding this meaning, the wise one, guardian of virtue, should quickly purify the path leading to Nibbān...

Various teachings on pleasure, pain, attachment, and renunciation. Wisdom that arises from the variety of life situations.

1. 21.290 Mattāsuññāya aggissa, sātassa ca alābhunā; nirāsaṃ paribhuñjatha, kāmesu asito i... Losing all measure of pleasure, never reaching satisfaction, consuming without hope, the wise one remains thir...
2. 21.291 Na bhajanti sātassa, saddahanti alābhunā; nirāsaṃ paribhuñjanti, kāmesu asito mu... They do not frequent pleasures, they do not trust in gain; consuming without hope, the sage remains thirstless...
3. 21.292 Sātarāgappahānāya, bhāvethaṃ cittaṃ esato; ādīnavañca ñatvāna, pahānaṃ bhāvaye s... To abandon desire for the pleasurable, one must contemplate its opposite; knowing the danger, cultivate abando...
4. 21.293 Yassaṃ disāyaṃ samayo, cittavūpasamāya ca; dhammānaṃ pavicayā yā, vīriyā ca phās... In whatever direction one finds satisfaction, mental calm, investigation of dhammas, energy and comfortable dw...
5. 21.294 Dhammarāgūpi thāvero, dhammanandi dhammajjhāsayo; dhammapariyāyaṃ vādāya, na ca ... Though an elder expert in the Dhamma, delighting in the Dhamma, with mind fixed on the Dhamma, discussing doct...
6. 21.295 Appassutāya sikkhāya, bhikkhuno laghusārathā; ussāhaṃ janaye puññaṃ, uyyojemi ba... Of little learning is the instruction of the light-minded monk; make effort to generate merit, I exhort the ve...
7. 21.296 Sītadānaṃ bhojanaṃ paṭiggāha, vatthaṃ sayanaseyyakaṃ; nissāya pabbajjā sādhu, dh... Receiving cold alms food, clothing and bedding; relying on this, going forth is good, following the Dhamma....
8. 21.297 Pabbajitaṃ samaṇaṃ brūmi, samaṇoti pavuccati; pabbajjañca samaṇaṃ brūmi, nibbana... I call renunciant one who has renounced; one is called a monk. I call renunciant one who follows nibbana....
9. 21.298 Yo pabbajitapubbo assa, malānaṃ vimalassito; sīlavañca hoto bhikkhu, sampannaṃ b... Whoever has renounced before, free from impurities, dwells without stain; virtuous, a monk, perfect practition...
10. 21.299 Pabbajitānaṃ samaṇānaṃ, sīlabbataparamāyināṃ; vadāma brāhmaṇoti tamha, tena brāh... Of renunciants and monks who observe precepts and vows, we say: one is a brahmin whom we call a brahmin....
11. 21.300 Na tena brāhmaṇoti, yassutā hoti sīlabbataparamo; yaṃ kiñci vā saha tena, sabbam... Not by that is one a brahmin, nor by much learning, nor by observing precepts and vows; all that together does...
12. 21.301 Yodha pātaṃ na hoti, puññaṃ kareyya pāpaṃ; sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṃ, brāhmaṇoti pav... Whoever has no stains, does merit; whoever avoids all evil is called a brahmin....
13. 21.302 Sa hatthena ca pādena ca, yenatthāya patheyya; sabbattha appatīghacitto, brāhmaṇ... With kindly hand and foot, wherever one goes, without hostility anywhere, one is called a brahmin....
14. 21.303 Yathāpi rukkhaṃ chetvāna, mūlaṃ puna va jāyati; evaṃ pāpaṃ karitvāna, punappunaṃ... Just as a tree cut to the root sprouts again, so one who does evil is reborn again and again....
15. 21.304 Na hi jātu kuto jiṇṇa, thokaṃ pāpassa kammuno; taṃ taṃ pāpaṃ anubhoti, yo vītara... Karma never grows old, even if little; that evil is experienced by one who has not transcended it....
16. 21.305 Yo ca pāṇaṃ na bādhāti, taṃ hitvāna akubbanaṃ; sabbaso pāṇaharaṇaṃ, tuyhaṃ pāpaṃ... Whoever does not harm beings, having abandoned doing harm; avoiding all harm, does not attain evil....

The internal states of torment generated by the uncultivated mind. Hell not as a place but as an experience.

1. 22.306 Gāme vā yadi vāraññe, ninne vā yadi vā thale; ye tattha vasati bhūtā, te punnarū... Whether in village or forest, in valley or on plain; the beings who dwell there, may they be happy in their ne...
2. 22.307 Gāme vā yadi vāraññe, ninne vā yadi vā thale; ye tattha vasantibhūtā, te punnarū... Whether in village or forest, in valley or on plain; the beings who dwell there, may they be happy in their ne...
3. 22.308 Yo duṭṭhena mana saññā, pHarassati micchādiṭṭhi; kāme patthayaṃ yāti, kāmā hi mā... With corrupted mind and wrong view, one reaches for pleasures; who seeks pleasures goes to hell, for pleasures...
4. 22.309 Yo pāṇātipātaṃrato,pāṇātipātaṃcarsati; na tato hāyati pāpaṃ, yaḍḍha kāmakārī hot... Whoever delights in killing, whoever lives by killing; their evil does not diminish, they become arbitrary and...
5. 22.310 Yo ce kāmarato bhikkhu, sāsanaṃ gotamassa ca; icchāhatthiko hoti, niccaṃ paripan... The monk who delights in pleasures, who seeks the opposite of Gotama's teaching; becomes a slave to desire, al...
6. 22.311 Sāsapam hi dassappaṭṭho, sāsapamhi vikappayaṃ; gaṇhāti sāsapam paññā, sāsapam pa... Seeing pure food, one meditates on pure food; wisdom takes the pure food, remembering the pure food....
7. 22.312 Pāṇātipātā paṭivirato, pāṇātipātaṃ nissevatī; āmantayitvā cittamhi, yo hoti kile... Abstaining from killing, avoiding killing; having admonished in mind, one is a destroyer of impurities....
8. 22.313 Na paṭisevitabbāni, sevitabbāni bhikkhunā; kāmā hi anavasesato, saññogā bāhu sag... One should not frequent what a monk should avoid; pleasures are many bonds, many fetters....
9. 22.314 Sabbāsaveyo palikhā, sabbākāravarikkhaye; sabbadukkhaṃ visallīnaṃ, taṇhakkhayaṃ ... All channels of flow should be closed, all dangers avoided; all suffering is like a thorn removed, the end of ...
10. 22.315 Nagaraṁ yathā paccantaṁ, guttaṁ santarabāhiraṁ; evaṁ gopetha attānaṁ, khaṇo vo m... As a frontier city, well guarded inside and out, so protect yourselves. Do not let the right moment pass; thos...
11. 22.316 Alajjitāye lajjanti, lajjitāye na lajjare; micchādiṭṭhisamādānā, sattā gacchanti... They are ashamed of what should not cause shame, and not ashamed of what should cause shame; embracing wrong v...
12. 22.317 Abhaye bhayadassino, bhaye cābhayadassino; micchādiṭṭhisamādānā, sattā gacchanti... Seeing danger where there is none, and not seeing danger where there is; embracing wrong views, beings go to m...
13. 22.318 Avajje vajjamatino, vajje cāvajjadassino; micchādiṭṭhisamādānā, sattā gacchanti ... Considering guilty what is not, and not seeing fault in what is guilty; embracing wrong views, beings go to mi...
14. 22.319 Vajjañca vajjato ñatvā, avajjañca avajjato; sammādiṭṭhisamādānā, sattā gacchanti... Knowing what is guilty as guilty, and what is not guilty as not guilty; embracing right view, beings go to a h...

The patience and strength of the elephant as a model for the practitioner facing the provocations of the world.

1. 23.320 Aññathā-passena bhikkhū, seṭṭhāsu adhigacchati; na hi seṭṭhāsu sambodhi, yo hoti... The monk who eats in excess, sleeps too much and gives himself to laziness, does not attain supremacy nor the ...
2. 23.321 Appamādena bhikkhū, seṭṭhāsu adhigacchati; so hi seṭṭhāsu sambodhi, yo hoti sabb... The diligent monk, with constant effort, attains supremacy and the enlightenment that the whole world desires....
3. 23.322 Pāmojjakaraṁ dhīraṁ, yoniso vicārino; viriyaṁ vahato sikkhā, ujuṁ suvidhaṁ nivat... The wise one who generates joy, who investigates with discernment, who sustains effort, who maintains discipli...
4. 23.323 Yathā-pi rathiṁ dhūraṁ, asmiṁ āruyha yāti; dhammaṁ bhāvayamāno, ujuṁ suvidhaṁ ga... As a charioteer drives his chariot on a dusty road, so one who cultivates the Dhamma advances straight and wit...
5. 23.324 Yo imāni sikkhāni, yathā te anudhammikā; sikkhitvā patipajjāti, bhāraṁ so nissat... Whoever practices these trainings according to the Dhamma, whoever walks after training, that one leaves behin...
6. 23.325 Yo dhammaṁ adeepaṁ sambuddhaṁ, padesu anupādiyā; sikkhitvā patipajjāti, bhāraṁ s... Whoever understands the profound Dhamma, perfectly awakened, without clinging to fragments, whoever practices ...
7. 23.326 Yo bhāraṁ dhāreti, yo bhārassa cāraṇaṁ; yo bhāraṁ pahānaṁ, taṁ ve vidvā muni sad... A whoever bears the weight, knows the origin of the weight, whoever lets it fall — that wise one, that muni, i...
8. 23.327 Yo ca dhīro naro bhikkhu, abhāri dibbaṁ ānubhāvaṁ; sa ve satthā pavuccati, yo du... The wise monk who has let fall the burden and attains divine powers, that one is called teacher, who understan...
9. 23.328 Aññāya'si patipanno, sabbapāpassa akkharī; uyhaṭṭho ca te bhāri, satthā ānandasa... You have understood and walk the path, destroying all evil. Your burden has been abandoned. The teacher is bor...
10. 23.329 Uyyuñjanti satīmanto, na niketūpagā narā; aniketā viharanti, sikhārūpadhikā muna... The mindful ones strive, they are not people who dwell in homes. Without home they dwell, the munis who have a...
11. 23.330 Yathā-pi muñja-bhūtesu, tiṇa-ttharaṇa-missakaṁ; evaṁ bhavābhavā ramā, sattāha-sa... As in the pasture where muñja grass grows, mixed with straw and various plants, so in various existences being...
12. 23.331 Yo sikhanti pasaṁsanti, na tassa yathā-pi muñjaṁ; iti-pi yo mucchati kāme, anto ... Those who know praise this, not like muñja grass; whoever becomes intoxicated in pleasures finds the core outs...
13. 23.332 Dhammañca tassa yathā-bhūtaṁ, passati yoniso iti; sa ve sabbaganthi-mutto, sabba... Whoever sees the Dhamma as it is, with radical discernment, that one is freed from all bonds, released from al...
14. 23.333 Yo ve vīttasamussāhaṁ, dhammaṁ seeva nissato; sa ve sabbaganthi-mutto, sabbadukk... Whoever has crossed the flood, established in the Dhamma, without impulses, that one is freed from all bonds, ...

Thirst (taṇhā) as the root of suffering. Not the extinction of desire but its transformation into wise aspiration.

1. 24.334 Mā punappunaṁ kuvehi, icchaṁ paṭilābhato; idheva paṭilābhati, bhavābhavakulo hot... Do not seek again and again what you have already obtained. What is obtained here becomes the cycle of existen...
2. 24.335 Yāyissa icchā taṇhā, sā tassa samudīrathā; iti so pāremadāyī, param accati māṇav... Desire of one whose thirst grows, that one is dragged by desire, crosses beyond the further shore....
3. 24.336 Tissa me vīta-taṇhassa, sabbadukkhā pamucci no; uyyuñjaṁ nikkhilo thero, pāmojje... For one whose thirst is exhausted, all suffering ceases. The elder, without stain, dwells in joy, investigatin...
4. 24.337 Sā ve taṇhā yo amoho, pañca dhā viddha buddhinā; rāgañca dosañca pahāya, mohaṁ t... That thirst is cut in five directions by wisdom; abandoning passion and hatred, having crossed illusion, one i...
5. 24.338 Amataṁ vīta-taṇhassa, sabbadukkhappahāyino; dhammaṁ desemi bhaddante, yathā visa... Immortality belongs to one whose thirst is exhausted, who has abandoned all suffering. I teach the Dhamma, ble...
6. 24.339 Rāga-samodhānaṁ vanta-kassa, vāta-samodhānañ ca bhava-samodhānaṁ; vaṭṭaṁ santaṁ ... One who has vomited passion, freed from wind, freed from becoming; having understood this cycle, knowing its c...
7. 24.340 Kāmanaṁ vippahīnaṁ, sabbaso na upeti gacchati; santakāyo vippamutto, santa-citta... Having abandoned desire, completely freed, one goes nowhere. Body pacified, mind liberated, the thirst that es...
8. 24.341 Neti kāmo kāmānaṁ, anuyogo hi māriyā; narā dhammā taṇhāya, lobhā ca vippahāyino.... Desire is not satisfied by pleasures; pursuit of desire is mortal. Humans abandon thirst and greed....
9. 24.342 Kāmesvādinassevinā, sataṁ kiñcana-mocanā; nando hi nando bhavakammanando, nando ... For one who delights in sensual pleasures, without liberation from possession; joy is joy, joy of karmic actio...
10. 24.343 Sabbakāmesu yogamānajino, kiñcanaṁ nādhiganhanto; purakkhato andhabhūto taṇhakkh... Victor in all pleasures, without taking possession of anything; preceded by darkness, one in whom thirst is ex...
11. 24.344 Taṇhakkhayaṁ yo visujjhati, brahmabhūto tena hoto; amataṁ visaññutaṁ etaṁ, jhāyī... One in whom thirst is exhausted is purified, becomes Brahman. This is immortality, without stain; the meditato...
12. 24.345 Pariyādāya taṇhāya, sabbaloke visesato; kāme panudaṁ klese, akato na ca kappati.... Having completely understood thirst, in all the world, without distinction; having rejected pleasures, purifie...
13. 24.346 Uyyuttā kāmesu visesato, taṇhakkhayaṁ yo visujjhati; sabbakāmesu yogamānajino, t... Effort in pleasures without distinction, one in whom thirst is exhausted is purified; victor over bonds in all...
14. 24.347 Pariyādāya taṇhāya, sabbaloke visesato; anupalitto na kiñci, na ca kiñci abhiniv... Having completely understood thirst in the whole world, without stain; attached to nothing, established in not...
15. 24.348 Pahāsi kāme manujindassa, sampagamma dhammaṁ vicakkhu; sabbā save ca jhāyī, bhik... Having abandoned pleasures, the disciple of the Lord of men, having fully understood the Dhamma with clear vis...
16. 24.349 Pakkamatha bhikkhave kāmā, appamādena saṁvaraṁ; yam hi dhīro pavuṭṭho'si, tam me... Depart, monks, from pleasures; with diligence, restrain yourselves. That in which I have instructed you, that ...
17. 24.350 Ye ca kāmā causesu, pañca ca kāmaguṇe; cetaso kāmā chaṭṭhāni, virāgametaṁ parama... Sensual pleasures with their causes, the five cords of desire, those created by mind, sixth support; dispassio...
18. 24.351 Kāmesu vinaya rāgaṁ, bhavataṇhā pahāya ca; bhavataṇhā pahīnānaṁ, natthi bhavaṁ p... Master passion in pleasures, abandon thirst for becoming; for those who have abandoned thirst for becoming, th...
19. 24.352 Yo ca kāme bhavataṇhaṁ, chaḍayi sabba saṅgā ti; santacitto anupādā, gatiṁ tassa ... Whoever has abandoned pleasures and thirst for becoming, all bonds; mind pacified, without grasping, their des...
20. 24.353 Sabbā save paṭinissaggaṁ, saṅgānugataṁ hitvā; anupādāya ādānaṁ, parinibbuto'si b... Renounce all impurities, having left bonds; without grasping, oh monks, you have attained final nibbana....
21. 24.354 Sabbā save sadā hare, sabbaṁ yogam pajahe samaṇo; sabbāsave anusasesi, pecchatā ... Always bear all impurities, the ascetic abandons all bonds; having exhausted all impurities, attachment has be...
22. 24.355 Cattāri ariyasaccāni, yathābhūtaṁ passati; taṇhakkhayaṁ virāgaṁ vā, nibbānaṁ sac... One sees the four noble truths as they are; extinction of thirst, dispassion, realizes nibbana....
23. 24.356 Idha tassa hoti maggo, yañ ca dhammaṁ adassanaṁ; tañ ca dukkhaṁ pahāyati, dukkha... Here is the path, here is what is not seen of Dhamma; one abandons suffering, abandons the origin of suffering...
24. 24.357 Dukkhaṁ tassa abhiññāya, samudayaṁ nirodhamagga ca; dhammaṁ jānañ ca visuṭṭhānaṃ... Directly knowing suffering, origin, cessation and path; knowing Dhamma, completely purified, one realizes cess...
25. 24.358 Taṇhakkhayo virāgo ca, nibbānaṁ sacchikiriya ca; ayameva anusatthānaṁ, esā me ka... Extinction of thirst and dispassion, realization of nibbana; this is the final instruction, this is my conclud...
26. 24.359 Sabbā save sadā hare, sabbasaṅgapariññū ca; pariññā'sabbasaṅgānaṃ, eso maggo anu... Always bear all impurities, who comprehend all bonds; complete understanding of all bonds, this is the unsurpa...

The committed practitioner, not necessarily in a monastery but in the interior space of genuine practice.

1. 25.360 Cittaṁ dametha medhāvī, bhavagge anhamānamhi; dhammaṁ jānañ ca visuṭṭhānaṃ, paññ... Tame the mind, oh wise ones, at the peak of becoming; knowing the Dhamma, completely purified, bear wisdom as ...
2. 25.361 Paññāya atthaṃ jānañ ca, visuṭṭhānaṃ pamātaro; obhāsanti sadā bhikkhū, paññāpagu... Knowing the purpose with wisdom, purified, vigilant; always shine the monks, bearing wisdom as their burden....
3. 25.362 Dvihā bhikkhuno sammattaṃ, nātidhammaṃ pasaṃsanti; sālena ca anāvilaṃ, suññaṃ rū... The monk of right vision, who praises not beyond the Dhamma; with clear and unturbid vision, sees emptiness in...
4. 25.363 Saññojanaṃ pasantānaṃ, bhavānaṃ pahāyati; bhikkhu pubbāparaṃ hitvā, majjhe ca na... The bonds of the pacified are abandoned, becomings are left; the monk having left behind and ahead, in the mid...
5. 25.364 Vivekanandā bhikkhuno, vivekañ ca paseyya; sa ve nīyāyagā bhikkhu, hitvā imaṃ pu... The joy of the monk's retreat, who dwells in retreat; that monk goes to the path, having left this new becomin...
6. 25.365 Vivekakāmo bhikkhuno, vivekañ ca paseyya; sa ve sītibhūto bhikkhu, bhavābhavapar... The monk who desires retreat, who dwells in retreat; that monk is pacified, becoming and non-becoming have cea...
7. 25.366 Uyyuñjanti satīmanto, na niketūpagā narā; aniketā viharanti, sikhārūpadhikā muna... The mindful ones strive, they are not men who settle in homes; without home they dwell, the munis who have aba...
8. 25.367 Uyyuñjanti satīmanto, vivekañ ca pasāraya; sa ve nīyāyagā bhikkhu, hitvā imaṃ pu... The mindful ones strive, extending into retreat; that monk goes to the path, having left this new becoming....
9. 25.368 Dhammapālasaññī bhikkhu, appamādena saṁvuto; sa ve sītibhūto bhikkhu, bhavābhava... The monk with perception of protecting the Dhamma, restrained with diligence; that one is pacified, becoming a...
10. 25.369 Dve ca vighātā bhikkhuno, kāme ca bhavagā ca te; dhammaṁ jānañ ca visuṭṭhānaṃ, s... Two are the obstacles of the monk: pleasures and the peak of becoming; knowing Dhamma, purified, pacified, bec...
11. 25.370 Passeyyaṃ passaṭṭhānaṃ, kañci passati attano; passeyyaṃ passeyyaṁhaṃ, passeyyaṃ ... Let one see arising, let one see ceasing; let one see arising in oneself, let one see ceasing in oneself and i...
12. 25.371 Pahāsi kāme manujindassa, sampagamma dhammaṁ vicakkhu; sabbā save ca jhāyī, bhik... Having abandoned pleasures, the disciple of the Lord of men, having fully understood the Dhamma with clear vis...
13. 25.372 Yo passati passeyya, yo passati passeyya; attano ceva passeseyya, parassa ca pas... Whoever sees, let them see; whoever sees, let them see fully; in oneself and in others, the place of vision....
14. 25.373 Sa neñojanaṃ pahāyānaṃ, yogakkhayā anuppatānaṃ; sa ve bhikkhu asītisa ca, vedanā... Having abandoned bonds, having attained the end of yoga; the monk is free from thirst, sensation is attended t...
15. 25.374 Cittena sampādesso, cittena abhiṇehito; cittena gacchati bhikkhu, cittena paribh... Guided by mind, driven by mind; by mind the monk goes, by mind is consumed....
16. 25.375 Yo ca cakkhuṁ pahāyānaṃ, sotañ ca ghānañ ca rasāñ ca; phoṭṭhabbañ ca dhammaṁ vā,... Whoever has abandoned eye, ear, smell, taste, touch and thoughts; that one sees the Lord of Death....
17. 25.376 Saññaṃ pariññāya hoti, bhikkhu suññatānimittoti; yo papuṇe virāgañ ca, sā khemaṃ... Having fully understood perception, the monk has the sign of emptiness; whoever reaches dispassion, sees refug...
18. 25.377 Yo ca nibbindati bhavesu, bhavataṇhakkhayāyati; yo virāgo amho arī, sa ve passat... Whoever wearies of becomings, of thirst for becoming; whoever is dispassionate, without passion, that one sees...
19. 25.378 Atthi mutti atthi dhammaṃ, atthi saṅghe pasādano; atthi bālo atthi paṇḍito, atth... There is liberation, there is Dhamma, there is faith in Sangha; there is fool, there is wise one, there is Dha...
20. 25.379 Yo dhammaṁ passati passati, bhikkhu suññatānimittoti; yo papuṇe virāgañ ca, sā k... Whoever sees the Dhamma, truly sees; the monk has the sign of emptiness; whoever reaches dispassion, sees refu...
21. 25.380 Yo ve passasati bhikkhu, yo ceva assāsati bhikkhu; yo ve passasati bhikkhu, samm... The monk who breathes well, the monk who inhales well; the monk who breathes well, correctly sees the Dhamma....
22. 25.381 So ceva passasati bhikkhu, so ceva assasati bhikkhu; so ceva passasati bhikkhu, ... The monk who exhales well, the monk who inhales well; the monk who exhales well, correctly sees the Dhamma....
23. 25.382 Bhikkhuno sammā dhammaṃ, passato pavitassa ca; sārādhimutto ca bhikkhu, sabbaduk... For the monk who sees the Dhamma correctly, who is purified; liberated in essence, the monk is freed from all ...

The Buddha redefines who is a true brahmin: not birth but cultivated character. The closing of the text.

1. 26.383 Sabbattha ve sappuriso, no ca sabbattha paṇḍito; brahmā brāhmaṇoti vuccati, sīle... In every place is a good person, but not in every place is a wise one; one is called Brahman, well established...
2. 26.384 Yo sabbattha sammappāṇi, sabbattha sammavādī ca; sabbattha sammakammanto, sabbat... Whoever everywhere has right breath, everywhere speaks rightly, everywhere acts rightly, everywhere has balanc...
3. 26.385 Yo sabbattha samyutto, sabbattha anapekkhako; sabbattha anupalitto, sabbattha vi... Whoever is connected everywhere, without desire everywhere; without stain everywhere, free everywhere....
4. 26.386 Yo ceva atthi bhavābhava, so ceva natthi bhavābhava; yo ceva atthi vibhavābhava,... Who exists in becoming and non-becoming, that one does not exist in becoming and non-becoming; who exists in u...
5. 26.387 Yo ve vītataṇho loke, sabbattha anapekkhako; sabbakāmesu visamyutto, sa ve brāhm... Whoever in truth is free from thirst in the world, without desire everywhere; disconnected from all pleasures,...
6. 26.388 Yo ve natthi ito loke, natthi paraloke ca; natthi sabbā save loke, sa ve brāhmaṇ... Who does not exist in this world, nor in the other world; without impurities in the whole world, that one is c...
7. 26.389 Yo ve vītataṇho kāme, sabbā save anapekkhano; sabbakāmesu visamyutto, sa ve brāh... Who is free from thirst in pleasures, without desire for impurities; disconnected from all pleasures, that one...
8. 26.390 Yo ve vītataṇho bhavā, sabbabhavesu anapekkhano; sabbakāmesu visamyutto, sa ve b... Who is free from thirst in becoming, without desire in all becomings; disconnected from pleasures, that one is...
9. 26.391 Yo ve vītataṇho vibhavā, sabbavibhavesu anapekkhano; sabbakāmesu visamyutto, sa ... Who is free from thirst in un-becoming, without desire in all un-becomings; disconnected from pleasures, that ...
10. 26.392 Yo ve natthi attakāme, natthi paraloke kāme; natthi sabbā save loke, sa ve brāhm... Who has no desire for oneself, no desire for the other world; without impurities in the whole world, that one ...
11. 26.393 Yo ve natthi sattāya, natthi manussesu vā puthū; natthi sabbā save loke, sa ve b... Who does not exist among beings, nor among humans generally; without impurities in the whole world, that one i...
12. 26.394 Yo ve natthi devāya, natthi manussesu vā puthū; natthi sabbā save loke, sa ve br... Who does not exist among gods, nor among humans generally; without impurities in the whole world, that one is ...
13. 26.395 Yo ve natthi sattāya, natthi bhūtāya vā puthū; natthi sabbā save loke, sa ve brā... Who does not exist among beings, nor among existents generally; without impurities in the whole world, that on...
14. 26.396 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, that one is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
15. 26.397 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, na ceiva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, ... Who is called Brahman, is not Brahman by that; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
16. 26.398 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, n... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is not Brahman by that....
17. 26.399 Yo ceva brāhmaṇamāhaṁsi, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; yo ceva brāhmaṇamāhaṁsi, so ceva... Who says "I am Brahman", that one is Brahman; who says "I am Brahman", that one is Brahman....
18. 26.400 Yo ca brāhmaṇo hoti, so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati; na hi tena brāhmaṇo hoti, yāvad... What is Brahman, is called Brahman; not by being called Brahman is one Brahman, but until one is Brahman....
19. 26.401 Yo ca brāhmaṇo hoti, so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati; so eva brāhmaṇo hoti, yāvad eva... What is Brahman, is called Brahman; that one is Brahman, until one is Brahman....
20. 26.402 Yo ca brāhmaṇassa hoti, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; na hi tena brāhmaṇo hoti, yāvad e... What belongs to Brahman, that is Brahman; not by that is one Brahman, until one is Brahman....
21. 26.403 Yo ca brāhmaṇassa hoti, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so eva brāhmaṇo hoti, yāvad eva b... What belongs to Brahman, that is Brahman; that one is Brahman, until one is Brahman....
22. 26.404 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, n... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is not Brahman by that....
23. 26.405 Yo ve silena sampanno, adantena damena ca; uddharattānaṃ sīlena, sīlaṃ tassa na ... Who is complete in virtue, through self-discipline; having elevated the self with virtue, one's virtue does no...
24. 26.406 Yo ve silena sampanno, adantena damena ca; uddharattānaṃ sīlena, sīlaṃ tassa na ... Who is complete in virtue, through self-discipline; having elevated the self with virtue, one's virtue does no...
25. 26.407 Yo ve silena sampanno, adantena damena ca; uddharattānaṂ sīlena, sīlaṃ tassa na ... Who is complete in virtue, through self-discipline; having elevated the self with virtue, one's virtue does no...
26. 26.408 Yo ve silena sampanno, adantena damena ca; uddharattānaṃ sīlena, sīlaṃ tassa na ... Who is complete in virtue, through self-discipline; having elevated the self with virtue, one's virtue does no...
27. 26.409 Yo ve silena sampanno, adantena damena ca; uddharattānaṃ sīlena, sīlaṃ tassa na ... Who is complete in virtue, through self-discipline; having elevated the self with virtue, one's virtue does no...
28. 26.410 Yo ve silena sampanno, adantena damena ca; uddharattānaṃ sīlena, sīlaṃ tassa na ... Who is complete in virtue, through self-discipline; having elevated the self with virtue, one's virtue does no...
29. 26.411 Yo ve silena sampanno, adantena damena ca; uddharattānaṃ sīlena, sīlaṃ tassa na ... Who is complete in virtue, through self-discipline; having elevated the self with virtue, one's virtue does no...
30. 26.412 Yo ve silena sampanno, adantena damena ca; uddharattānaṃ sīlena, sīlaṃ tassa na ... Who is complete in virtue, through self-discipline; having elevated the self with virtue, one's virtue does no...
31. 26.413 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
32. 26.414 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
33. 26.415 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
34. 26.416 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
35. 26.417 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
36. 26.418 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
37. 26.419 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
38. 26.420 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
39. 26.421 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
40. 26.422 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....
41. 26.423 Yo ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, so ceva brāhmaṇo hoti; so ceva brāhmaṇoti vuccati, s... Who is called Brahman, is Brahman; who is called Brahman, is truly Brahman....