The Dhammapada

Contents

1. 1The Twin-VersesVerses 1–20
2. 2On EarnestnessVerses 21–32
3. 3ThoughtVerses 33–43
4. 4FlowersVerses 44–59
5. 5The FoolVerses 60–75
6. 6The Wise Man (Pandita)Verses 76–89
7. 7The Venerable (Arhat)Verses 90–99
8. 8The ThousandsVerses 100–115
9. 9EvilVerses 116–128
10. 10PunishmentVerses 129–145
11. 11Old AgeVerses 146–156
12. 12SelfVerses 157–166
13. 13The WorldVerses 167–178
14. 14The Buddha (The Awakened)Verses 179–196
15. 15HappinessVerses 197–208
16. 16PleasureVerses 209–220
17. 17AngerVerses 221–234
18. 18ImpurityVerses 235–255
19. 19The JustVerses 256–272
20. 20The WayVerses 273–289
21. 21MiscellaneousVerses 290–305
22. 22The Downward CourseVerses 306–319
23. 23The ElephantVerses 320–333
24. 24ThirstVerses 334–359
25. 25The Bhikshu (Mendicant)Verses 360–382
26. 26The Brahmana (Arhat)Verses 383–423

Nearest to the Papers

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• Dhp 21-2363%Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana), thoughtlessness the path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are thoughtless are as if dead already. Those who are advanced in earnestness, having understood this clearly, delight in earnestness, and rejoice in the knowledge of the Ariyas (the elect). These wise people, meditative, steady, always possessed of strong powers, attain to Nirvana, the highest happiness.131:3.7The World’s Religions“A righteous soul is more to be desired than the sovereignty of all the earth. Immortality is the goal of sincerity; death, the end of thoughtless living. Those who are earnest die not; the thoughtless are dead already. Blessed are they who have insight into the deathless state. Those who torture the living will hardly find happiness after death. The unselfish go to heaven, where they rejoice in the bliss of infinite liberality and continue to increase in noble generosity. Every mortal who thinks righteously, speaks nobly, and acts unselfishly shall not only enjoy virtue here during this brief life but shall also, after the dissolution of the body, continue to enjoy the delights of heaven.”
• Dhp 190-19254%He who takes refuge with Buddha, the Law, and the Church; he who, with clear understanding, sees the four holy truths:-- Viz. pain, the origin of pain, the destruction of pain, and the eightfold holy way that leads to the quieting of pain;-- That is the safe refuge, that is the best refuge; having gone to that refuge, a man is delivered from all pain.94:8.1The Melchizedek Teachings in the OrientTo become a Buddhist, one merely made public profession of the faith by reciting the Refuge: “I take my refuge in the Buddha; I take my refuge in the Doctrine; I take my refuge in the Brotherhood.”
• Dhp 58-5953%As on a heap of rubbish cast upon the highway the lily will grow full of sweet perfume and delight, thus the disciple of the truly enlightened Buddha shines forth by his knowledge among those who are like rubbish, among the people that walk in darkness.156:5.1The Sojourn at Tyre and SidonOn this Wednesday afternoon, in the course of his address, Jesus first told his followers the story of the white lily which rears its pure and snowy head high into the sunshine while its roots are grounded in the slime and muck of the darkened soil beneath. “Likewise,” said he, “mortal man, while he has his roots of origin and being in the animal soil of human nature, can by faith raise his spiritual nature up into the sunlight of heavenly truth and actually bear the noble fruits of the spirit.”

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Translator

F. Max Muller

Year

1881

Tradition

Buddhist

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Public domain in the United States

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