Dhammapada

Sayings of the Dhamma

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Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiyaṁ passe vajjadassinaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoas a guide to a hidden treasure.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNiggayhavādiṁ medhāviṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoStay close to one so wise and astute
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītitādisaṁ paṇḍitaṁ bhaje;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho corrects you when you need it.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTādisaṁ bhajamānassa,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSticking close to such an impartial person,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiseyyo hoti na pāpiyo.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothings get better, not worse.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAssajipunabbasukavatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiOvadeyyānusāseyya,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoAdvise and instruct;
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiasabbhā ca nivāraye;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatocurb wickedness:
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSatañhi so piyo hoti,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatofor you shall be loved by the good,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiasataṁ hoti appiyo.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoand disliked by the bad.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiChannattheravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa bhaje pāpake mitte,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoDon’t mix with bad friends,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītina bhaje purisādhame;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatonor with the worst of men.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiBhajetha mitte kalyāṇe,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoMix with spiritual friends,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītibhajetha purisuttame.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoand with the best of men.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMahākappinattheravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammapīti sukhaṁ seti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThrough joy in the teaching you sleep at ease,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivippasannena cetasā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowith clear and confident heart.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAriyappavedite dhamme,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoAn astute person always delights in the teaching
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisadā ramati paṇḍito.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoproclaimed by the Noble One.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPaṇḍitasāmaṇeravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiUdakañhi nayanti nettikā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoIrrigators guide water,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiUsukārā namayanti tejanaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatofletchers straighten arrows,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatocarpenters carve timber,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAttānaṁ damayanti paṇḍitā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothe astute tame themselves.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiLakuṇḍakabhaddiyattheravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSelo yathā ekaghano,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoAs the wind cannot stir
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivātena na samīrati;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoa solid mass of rock,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEvaṁ nindāpasaṁsāsu,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoso too blame and praise
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītina samiñjanti paṇḍitā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatodo not affect the wise.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKāṇamātāvatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYathāpi rahado gambhīro,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoLike a deep lake,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivippasanno anāvilo;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoclear and unclouded,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiEvaṁ dhammāni sutvāna,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoso clear are the astute
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivippasīdanti paṇḍitā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowhen they hear the teachings.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPañcasatabhikkhuvatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSabbattha ve sappurisā cajanti,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoTrue persons give up everything,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa kāmakāmā lapayanti santo;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey don’t cajole for the things they desire.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSukhena phuṭṭhā atha vā dukhena,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThough touched by sadness or happiness,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa uccāvacaṁ paṇḍitā dassayanti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothe astute appear neither depressed nor elated.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammikattheravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa attahetu na parassa hetu,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoNever wish for success by unjust means,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa puttamicche na dhanaṁ na raṭṭhaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatofor your own sake or that of another,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiNa iccheyya adhammena samiddhimattano,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatodesiring children, wealth, or nation;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatorather, be virtuous, wise, and just.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammassavanattheravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAppakā te manussesu,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoFew are those among humans
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiye janā pāragāmino;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho cross to the far shore.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAthāyaṁ itarā pajā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThe rest just run around
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītitīramevānudhāvati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoon the near shore.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYe ca kho sammadakkhāte,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoWhen the teaching is well explained,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītidhamme dhammānuvattino;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothose who practice accordingly
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTe janā pāramessanti,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowill cross over
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītimaccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ.
English · Bhikkhu SujatoDeath’s dominion so hard to pass.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPañcasataāgantukabhikkhuvatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKaṇhaṁ dhammaṁ vippahāya,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoRid of dark qualities,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSukkaṁ bhāvetha paṇḍito;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoan astute person should develop the bright.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiOkā anokamāgamma,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoLeaving home behind
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiViveke yattha dūramaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatofor the seclusion so hard to enjoy,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiTatrābhiratimiccheyya,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatotry to find satisfaction there,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītihitvā kāme akiñcano;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatohaving left behind sensual pleasures.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPariyodapeyya attānaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoOwning nothing, an astute person
Pali · Mahāsaṅgīticittaklesehi paṇḍito.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowould cleanse themselves of mental corruptions.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYesaṁ sambodhiyaṅgesu,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThose whose minds are rightly developed
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītisammā cittaṁ subhāvitaṁ;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoin the awakening factors;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiĀdānapaṭinissagge,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho, letting go of attachments,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītianupādāya ye ratā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatodelight in not grasping:
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhīṇāsavā jutimanto,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowith defilements ended, brilliant,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītite loke parinibbutā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey are quenched in this world.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiPaṇḍitavaggo chaṭṭho.
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiKhuddakanikāya
English · Bhikkhu SujatoMinor Collection
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiDhammapada
English · Bhikkhu SujatoSayings of the Dhamma 90–99
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiArahantavagga
English · Bhikkhu Sujato7. The Perfected Ones
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiJīvakapañhavatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiGataddhino visokassa,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoAt journey’s end, rid of sorrow;
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivippamuttassa sabbadhi;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoeverywhere free,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSabbaganthappahīnassa,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoall ties given up,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītipariḷāho na vijjati.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatono fever is found in them.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMahākassapattheravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiUyyuñjanti satīmanto,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThe mindful apply themselves;
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītina nikete ramanti te;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey delight in no abode.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiHaṁsāva pallalaṁ hitvā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoLike a swan gone from the marsh,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiokamokaṁ jahanti te.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatothey leave home after home behind.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiBelaṭṭhasīsattheravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYesaṁ sannicayo natthi,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoThose with nothing stored up,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiye pariññātabhojanā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho have understood their food,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSuññato animitto ca,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowhose domain is the liberation
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivimokkho yesaṁ gocaro;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoof the signless and the empty:
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiĀkāseva sakuntānaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatotheir path is hard to trace,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītigati tesaṁ durannayā.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike birds in the sky.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAnuruddhattheravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYassāsavā parikkhīṇā,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoOne whose defilements have ended;
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītiāhāre ca anissito;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowho’s not attached to food;
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiSuññato animitto ca,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatowhose domain is the liberation
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītivimokkho yassa gocaro;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatoof the signless and the empty:
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiĀkāseva sakuntānaṁ,
English · Bhikkhu Sujatotheir track is hard to trace,
Pali · Mahāsaṅgītipadaṁ tassa durannayaṁ.
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike birds in the sky.
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiMahākaccāyanattheravatthu
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Pali · MahāsaṅgītiYassindriyāni samathaṅgatāni,
English · Bhikkhu SujatoWhose faculties have become serene,
Pali · MahāsaṅgītiAssā yathā sārathinā sudantā;
English · Bhikkhu Sujatolike horses tamed by a charioteer,