Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDadāti ve yathāsaddhaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThe people give according to their faith,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyathāpasādanaṁ jano;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoaccording to their confidence.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTattha yo ca maṅku bhavati,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIf you get upset over that,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiparesaṁ pānabhojane;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoover other’s food and drink,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa so divā vā rattiṁ vā,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyou’ll not, by day or by night,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisamādhimadhigacchati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatobecome immersed in samādhi.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYassa cetaṁ samucchinnaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThose who have cut that out,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimūlaghaccaṁ samūhataṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatodug it up at the root, eradicated it,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSa ve divā vā rattiṁ vā,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey will, by day or by night,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisamādhimadhigacchati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatobecome immersed in samādhi.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPañcaupāsakavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNatthi rāgasamo aggi,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThere is no fire like greed,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītinatthi dosasamo gaho;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatono crime like hate,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNatthi mohasamaṁ jālaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatono net like delusion,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītinatthi taṇhāsamā nadī.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatono river like craving.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMeṇḍakaseṭṭhivatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSudassaṁ vajjamaññesaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIt’s easy to see the faults of others,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiattano pana duddasaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatohard to see one’s own.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiParesaṁ hi so vajjāni,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoFor the faults of others
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiopunāti yathā bhusaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoare tossed high like hay,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAttano pana chādeti,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowhile one’s own are hidden,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītikaliṁva kitavā saṭho.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoas a cheat hides a bad hand.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiUjjhānasaññittheravatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiParavajjānupassissa,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoWhen you look for the flaws of others,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiniccaṁ ujjhānasaññino;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoalways finding fault,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiĀsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyour defilements only grow,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiārā so āsavakkhayā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoyou’re far from ending defilements.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSubhaddaparibbājakavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiĀkāseva padaṁ natthi,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIn the atmosphere there is no track,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisamaṇo natthi bāhire;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothere’s no true ascetic outside here.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPapañcābhiratā pajā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoPeople enjoy proliferation,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītinippapañcā tathāgatā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothe Realized Ones are free of proliferation.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiĀkāseva padaṁ natthi,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIn the atmosphere there is no track,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisamaṇo natthi bāhire;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothere’s no true ascetic outside here.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSaṅkhārā sassatā natthi,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoNo conditions last forever,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītinatthi buddhānamiñjitaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothe Awakened Ones are not shaken.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMalavaggo aṭṭhārasamo.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhuddakanikāya
English · Bhikkhu SujatoMinor Collection
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammapada
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSayings of the Dhamma 256–272
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammaṭṭhavagga
English · Bhikkhu Sujato19. The Just
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiVinicchayamahāmattavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa tena hoti dhammaṭṭho,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoYou don’t become just
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyenatthaṁ sāhasā naye;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoby passing hasty judgment.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYo ca atthaṁ anatthañca,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoAn astute person evaluates both
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiubho niccheyya paṇḍito.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowhat is pertinent and what is irrelevant.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAsāhasena dhammena,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoA wise one judges others without haste,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisamena nayatī pare;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatojustly and impartially;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammassa gutto medhāvī,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothat guardian of the law
Pali · Mahāsaṅgīti“dhammaṭṭho”ti pavuccati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois said to be just.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiChabbaggiyavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa tena paṇḍito hoti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoYou’re not an astute scholar
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyāvatā bahu bhāsati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatojust because you speak a lot.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhemī averī abhayo,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoOne who is secure, free of enmity and fear,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgīti“paṇḍito”ti pavuccati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois said to be astute.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEkudānakhīṇāsavavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa tāvatā dhammadharo,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoYou’re not one who has memorized the teaching
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyāvatā bahu bhāsati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatojust because you recite a lot.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYo ca appampi sutvāna,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSomeone who directly sees the teaching
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītidhammaṁ kāyena passati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoafter hearing only a little
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSa ve dhammadharo hoti,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois truly one who has memorized the teaching,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyo dhammaṁ nappamajjati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatofor they can never forget it.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiLakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheravatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa tena thero so hoti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoYou don’t become a senior
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyenassa palitaṁ siro;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoby getting some grey hairs;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiParipakko vayo tassa,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatofor one ripe only in age,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgīti“moghajiṇṇo”ti vuccati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois said to have aged in vain.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYamhi saccañca dhammo ca,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoOne who is truthful and principled,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiahiṁsā saṁyamo damo;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoharmless, restrained, and self-controlled,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSa ve vantamalo dhīro,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoattentive, purged of stains,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgīti“thero” iti pavuccati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois said to be a senior.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSambahulabhikkhuvatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa vākkaraṇamattena,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoNot by mere enunciation,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivaṇṇapokkharatāya vā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoor a beautiful complexion
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSādhurūpo naro hoti,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatodoes a person become holy,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiissukī maccharī saṭho.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoif they’re jealous, stingy, and devious.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYassa cetaṁ samucchinnaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoBut if they’ve cut that out,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimūlaghaccaṁ samūhataṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatodug it up at the root, eradicated it,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSa vantadoso medhāvī,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothat wise one, purged of vice,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgīti“sādhurūpo”ti vuccati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois said to be holy.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiHatthakavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa muṇḍakena samaṇo,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoA liar and breaker of vows is no ascetic
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiabbato alikaṁ bhaṇaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatojust because they shave their head.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiIcchālobhasamāpanno,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoHow on earth can one be an ascetic
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisamaṇo kiṁ bhavissati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho’s full of desire and greed?
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYo ca sameti pāpāni,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoOne who stops all wicked deeds,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiaṇuṁthūlāni sabbaso;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatogreat and small,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSamitattā hi pāpānaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatobecause of stopping wicked deeds
Pali · Mahāsaṅgīti“samaṇo”ti pavuccati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois said to be an ascetic.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa tena bhikkhu so hoti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoYou don’t become a mendicant
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyāvatā bhikkhate pare;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatojust by begging from others.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiVissaṁ dhammaṁ samādāya,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoOne who has undertaken domestic duties
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītibhikkhu hoti na tāvatā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatohas not yet become a mendicant.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYodha puññañca pāpañca,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoBut one living a spiritual life,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītibāhetvā brahmacariyavā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho has banished both merit and evil,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSaṅkhāya loke carati,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho wanders having appraised the world,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisa ve “bhikkhū”ti vuccati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatois said to be a mendicant.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTitthiyavatthu
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoමෙම ගැළපූ ඛණ්ඩයට පරිවර්තන පාඨයක් සපයා නැත
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa monena munī hoti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoYou don’t become a sage by being sagelike,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimūḷharūpo aviddasu;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowhile still confused and ignorant.