Gemstones of the Good Dhamma

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Gemstones of the Good Dhamma(Saddhamma-maniratana)

An Anthology of Versesfrom the Pali Scriptures

Compiled and translated by

Ven. S. Dhammika

Buddhist Publication SocietyKandy Sri Lanka

The Wheel Publication No. 342/344

First edition: 1987

This digital edition: 2010

Copyright 1987 Buddhist Publication Society

BPS Online Edition (2010)

Digital Transcription Source: BPS Transcription ProjectFor free distribution. This work may be republished, reformatted, reprinted and redistributed inany medium. However, any such republication and redistribution is to be made available to thepublic on a free and unrestricted basis, and translations and other derivative works are to beclearly marked as such.


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Contents

Preface...........................................................................................................................................3About the Author.........................................................................................................................3

Gemstones of the Good Dhamma......................................................................................................4

Request....................................................................................................................................4Dhamma.................................................................................................................................4The Defilements.....................................................................................................................5Giving......................................................................................................................................6Virtue......................................................................................................................................7Speech.....................................................................................................................................8Wealth.....................................................................................................................................9Friendship.............................................................................................................................10Learning................................................................................................................................11The Disciple..........................................................................................................................12Mind......................................................................................................................................13The Training.........................................................................................................................14Effort......................................................................................................................................15Mindfulness..........................................................................................................................16Oneself and Others..............................................................................................................17Love I.....................................................................................................................................18Love II...................................................................................................................................19Happiness.............................................................................................................................20Silence...................................................................................................................................21

Insight...................................................................................................................................22The Buddha..........................................................................................................................23Praise.....................................................................................................................................24

Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................25References ..................................................................................................................................25

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Preface

The discourses of the Buddha and his direct disciples have been collected together into a hugebody of literature known as the Sutta Piaka. Made up of both prose and verse, much of thisliterature is little known to the average Buddhist because of its great size and also because in bothstyle and content it is highly philosophical. One selection of this literature is, however, very wellknown. It is the Dhammapada, a collection of four hundred and twenty-three verses on variousaspects of the Buddhas teachings. The Dhammapadas convenient size, pithy wisdom and, attimes, great beauty has made it by far the most popular book in the Sutta Pitaka.

However, many other verses of equal relevance and appeal are to be found scattered throughoutthe Sutta Pitaka, which remain virtually unknown. I thought it useful, therefore, to collect some ofthese verses, arrange them according to subject, and present them in such a way that they mayenrich the faith and deepen the understanding of those who read them. Most of the verses are thewords of the Buddha himself; a lesser number is attributed to his enlightened disciples. But even

these reflect the spirit of the Buddhas Dhamma, for it is said: That which is well spoken is theword of the Buddha. (A IV 164).

This small work is dedicated to my good friend, Miss Constance Sandham. May this Gemstones ofthe Good Dhamma illuminate the path so that all beings may attain Nibbna!

About the Author

Venerable S. Dhammika was born in Australia and developed an interest in Buddhism in his earlyteens. At the age of twenty-two he went to India and was ordained as a Buddhist monk under theVen. M. Sagharatana Mahthera. He later moved to Sri Lanka where he taught meditation forseveral years in the Kandy district. He now lives and teaches in Singapore.

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Gemstones of the Good Dhamma

1. ycan Request

1. Namo te purisjaanamo te purisuttamasadevakasmi lokasminatthi te paipuggalo

Homage to you so nobly bred.Homage to you amongst men supreme.Peerless are you in all the world.May all worship be given to you.

2. Namo te buddha vratthuvippamuttosi sabbadhisambdhapaipannosmitassa me saraa bhava

Homage to you, Enlightened Hero,you who are completely free.I have fallen into great distress,

be my refuge and my shelter.

3. Passmaha devamanussalokeakicana brhmaairiyamnata ta namassmi samantacakkhu

pamuca ma sakka kathakathhi

In the world of gods and men, I seethis brahmin true, this simple man.You I worship, All-Seeing One,

so free me, Sakka,1from my doubts.4. Anussa brahme karuyamno

vivekadhamma yaaha vijaayathha ksova abypajjamnoidheva santo asito careyya

O Brahma,2 out of compassion teach methe lofty Dhamma so I may understand,and relying on nothing else,may live unclouded like the sky.

5. Ye ca sakhtadhammseye ca sekh puth idhatesa me nipako iriya

puho pabrhi mrisa

Those who have understood the Dhammaand those who train themselves in it:O wise and truly gracious one,tell me how they live their lives.

2. Dhammavagga Dhamma6. Kittayissmi te dhamma

dihe dhamme antihaya viditv sato caratare loke visattika

I will teach you a Dhamma,not hearsay but to be directly seen.Whoever discovers it and knows itand lives by it with mindfulness,will transcend craving for the world.

7. Suvijno bhava hotisuvijno parbhavoDhammakmo bhava hotidhammadess parbhavo

Prosperity in life is plain,decline in life is also plain:one who loves the Dhamma prospers,one who hates the Dhamma declines.

8.

Yo ca dhammamabhiyadhammamaya paitorahadova nivte caanejo vpasammati

Thoroughly understanding the Dhammaand freed from longing through insight,the wise one rid of all desireis calm as a pool unstirred by wind.

9. Yesa dhamm asammuhparavdesu na nyarete sambuddh sammadacaranti visame sama

Those to whom the Dhamma is clearare not led into other doctrines;perfectly enlightened with perfect knowledge,they walk evenly over the uneven.

1 Sakka (Skya) The Buddhas clan name.2 Brahm: he addresses the Buddha by the name of a deity.

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10. Na udakena suc hotbahvettha nhyat jano

yamhi saccaca dhammo caso suc so ca brhmao

Not by water is one made purethough many people may here bathe,3

but one in whom there is truth and Dhamma,he is pure, he is a brahmin.

11. Ujuko nma so maggo

abhay nma s disratho akjano nmadhammacakkehi sayuto

The path is called straight,

without fear is the destination;the carriage is called silentand its wheels are right effort.

12. Hir tassa aplambosatyassa parivraadhammha srathi brmisammdihipurejava

Conscience is the rails andmindfulness the upholstery,Dhamma is the driver andright view runs ahead of it.

13. Yassa etdisa ynaitthiy purisassa vsa ve etena ynena

nibbnasseva santike

And whether it be a woman,or whether it be a man,whoever travels by this carriage

shall draw close to Nibbna.14. Ye keci osadh loke

vijjanti vividh bahdhammosadhasama natthieta pivatha bhikkhavo

Of all the medicines in the world,manifold and various,there is none like the medicine of Dhamma:therefore, O monks, drink of this.

15. Dhammosadha pivitvnaajarmara siyubhvayitv ca passitvnibbut upadhikkhaye

Having drunk this Dhamma medicine,you will be ageless and beyond death;having developed and seen the truth,you will be quenched, free from craving.

3. Kilesavagga The Defilements

16. Kmayogena sayuttbhavayogena cbhayadihiyogena sayuttavijjya purakkhatsatt gacchanti sasra

jtimaraagmino

Bound by desire, tied to becoming,fettered tightly by false opinions,yoked to ignorance, whirled about:thus beings wander through sasra,dying only to be born again.

17. Na hiraasuvaenaparikkhyanti savamitt vadhak kmsapatt sallabandhan

Neither gold nor minted coinscan make the defilements disappear.Sense desires are enemies and killers,hostile darts, rigid bonds.

18. Ummdan ullapankm cittapamaddinosattna sakilesyakhippa mrena oita

Desire is agitating and deceiving,a source of mental pain,a net cast out by Mra4

to entangle and defile beings.

19. Pabbatassa suvaassajtarpassa kevalodvittva nlaekassaiti vidv samacare

Were there a mountain all made of gold,doubled that would not be enoughto satisfy a single man:know this and live accordingly.

3 The Buddhas contemporaries believed that people could be purified by bathing in sacred rivers.4 Mra: the Tempter, the Evil One.

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20. Kodhano dubbao hotiatho dukkhapi seti soatho attha gahetvnaanattha adhipajjatitato kyena vcya.

vadha katvna kodhano

How ugly is the angry man!His sleep is without comfort;despite his wealth he is always poor.Filled with anger as he is, he wounds

by acts of body and speech.

21. Hant labhati hantraJetra labhate jayaakkosako ca akkosarosetraca rosakoatha kammavivaenaso vilutto viluppati

One who kills gets killed,one who conquers gets conquered,one who reviles gets reviled.Thus as a result of his own actionsthe spoiler will in turn be spoiled.

22. Natthao ekadhammopiyeneva nivut pajsasaranti ahoratta

yath mohena vut

There is no other single thingby which the human race is hindered,by which it wanders day and night,so much as by this: delusion.

23. Imesu kira sajjantieke samaabrhmaviggayha na vivadanti

jan ekagadassino

How they cling and how they wrangle,yet claim to be recluses and brahmins.Quarrelling and clinging to their opinions,they see only one side of things.

24. Ye ca rattindiv yuttsammsambuddhassanete nibbpenti rgagginicca asubhasaino

Those who apply themselves day and nightto the teachings of the Buddhawill quench the burning fire of lust

by the perception of the impure.

25. Dosaggi pana mettyanibbpenti naruttammohaggi pana paya

yya nibbedhagmini

By love they will quench the fire of hate,by wisdom the fire of delusion.Those supreme men extinguish delusionwith wisdom that breaks through to truth.

4. Dnavagga Giving

26. Na samae na brhmaena kapaaddhikavanibbakeladdhna samvibhjetianna pnaca bhojanata ve avuhikasamotihu na purisdhama

Not with recluses or brahmans,neither with the poor and needydoes the base man share his foodor give any drink or sustenance.People say that selfish manis like a drought, a rainless sky.

27. Ekaccna na dadtiEkaccna pavecchatita ve padesavasstihu medhvino jan

One who shares his wealth with some,but does not gladly give to others,is only like a local shower:in such a way the wise describe him.

28. Subhikkhavco purisosabbabhtnukampakomodamno pakiretidetha dethti bhsati

But one who rains down bountiful gifts,gladly giving here and thereout of compassion for all beings,and who always says Give, give,

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29. Yathpi megho thanayitvgajjayitv pavassatithala ninnaca pretiabhisandantova vrinevaeva idhekacco

puggalo hoti tdiso

This type of person is likea giant cloud filled with rain,thundering and pouring downrefreshing water everywhere,drenching the highlands and lowlands too,

generous without distinctions.30. Dhammena saharitvna

uhndhigata dhanatappeti annapnenasamm patte vanibbake

With his wealth collected justly,won through his own efforts,he shares both food and drinkwith beings who are in need.

31. Yathpi kumbho sampuoyassa kassaci adhokatovamatevudaka nissesana tattha parirakkhati

Just as a pot filled with waterif overturned by anyone,pours out all its waterand does not hold any back,

32. Tatheva ycake disv

hnamukkahamajjhimedadhi dna nissesakumbho viya adhokato

Even so, when you see those in need,

whether low, middle or high,then give like the overturned pot,holding nothing back.

33. Danaca peyyavajjacaatthacariy ca y idhasamnattat ca dhammesutattha tattha yathrahaete kho sagah lokerathassva yyato

Generosity, kind words,doing a good turn for others,and treating all people alike:these bonds of sympathy are to the worldwhat the lynch-pin is to the chariot wheel.

34. Annado balado hotivatthado hoti vaado

ynado sukhado hotidpado hoti cakkhudo

Giving food one gives strength,giving clothes one gives beauty,giving transport one gives delight,giving lamps one gives sight,

35. So ca sabbadado hotiyo dadti upassayaamata dado ca so hoti

yo dhammamanussati

Giving shelter one gives all;but one who instructs in the Dhamma,the excellent teaching of the Buddha,such a person gives ambrosia.

5. Slavagga Virtue

36. Slaevidha sikkhethaasmi loke susikkhita

sla hi sabbasampattiupanmeti sevita

Here in the world one should traincarefully to purify virtue;

for virtue when well cultivatedbrings all success to hand.

37. Yo pa ntiptetimusvda na bhsatiloke adinna ndiyati

paradra na gacchati

Not harming living beings,not speaking lies, taking nothingin all the world unasked, norgoing to the wives of other men,

38. Surmerayapnacayo naro nnuyujatipahya paca vernislav iti vuccati

And never drinking intoxicants:One who gives up these five harmful actsand does not engage in themis truly called a virtuous man.

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39. di sla patih cakaynaca mtuka

pamukha sabbadhammnatasm sla visodhaye

Virtue is the foundation,the forerunner and originof all that is good and beautiful;therefore one should purify virtue.

40. Sla bala appaima

sla vudhamuttamaslambharaa sehasla kavacamabbhuta

Virtue is a mighty power,

Virtue is a mighty weapon,Virtue is the supreme adornment,Virtue is a wonderful armour.

41. Na jacc vasalo hotina jacc hoti brhmaokamman vasalo hotikamman hoti brhmao

One is not low because of birthnor does birth make one holy.Deeds alone make one low,deeds alone make one holy.

42. Anagaassa posassanicca sucigavesinovlaggamatta ppassa

abbhamattava khyati

To one who is without evil,always striving for purity,a wrong the size of a hair tip

seems as big as a rain cloud.43. Puameva so sikkheyya

yatagga sukhudrayadnaca samacariyacamettacittaca bhvaye

Train yourself in doing goodthat lasts and brings happiness.Cultivate generosity, the life of peace,and a mind of boundless love.

44. Sla ajaras sdhusaddh sdhu adhihit

pa narna ratanapua corehyahriya

The good luck of virtue never fades,faith also brings great good.Wisdom is mans most precious gem,merit no thief can ever steal.

45. Sabbad slasampanno

pav susamhitoajjhattacintsatimogha tarati duttara

In every virtue all-accomplished,

with wisdom full and mind composed,looking within and ever mindful -thus one crosses the raging flood.

6. Vcvagga Speech

46. Purisassa hi jtassakuhr jyate mukhe

yya chindati attnablo dubbhsita bhaa

Every fool who is bornhas an axe within his mouthwith which he cuts himselfwhen he uses wrong speech.

47. Tameva vca bhseyyayyattna na tpayepare ca na vihiseyyas ve vc subhsit

One should utter only wordswhich do no harm to oneselfand cause no harm for others:that is truly beautiful speech.

48. Piyavcameva bhseyyay vc painanditya andya ppniparesa bhsate piya

Speak kind words, wordsrejoiced at and welcomed,words that bear ill will to none;always speak kindly to others.

49. Tasseva tena ppiyoyo kuddha paikujjhatikuddha appaikujjhantosagma jeti dujjaya

The worse of the two is hewho, when abused, retaliates.One who does not retaliatewins a battle hard to win.

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50. Jaya ve maati blovcya pharusa bhaa

jayacevassa ta hotiyo titikkh vijnato

The fool thinks he has won a battlewhen he bullies with harsh speech,

but knowing how to be forbearingalone makes one victorious.

51. Ya samao bahu bhsati

upeta atthasahitajna so dhamma desetijna so bahu bhsati

When the recluse speaks much

it is only to speak about the goal.Knowingly he teaches the Dhamma,knowingly he speaks much.

52. Yo ve na bydhati patvparisa uggahavdinana ca hpeti vacanana ca chdeti ssana

If one addresses those who wishto learn, without wavering, impartingunderstanding, opening up and notobscuring the teaching,

53. Asandiddhaca bhaatipucchito na ca kuppatisa ve tdisako bhikkhu

dteyya gantumarahati

Speaking without hesitation norgetting angry when asked a question,a monk like this is worthy

to proclaim the teachings.54. Nbhsamna jnanti

missa blehi paitabhsamnaca jnantidesenta amata padabhsaye jotaye dhamma

paggahe isina dhaja

If he does not speak up, others knowhim not; he is just a wise man mixedup with fools. But if he speaks aboutand teaches the Deathless, others willknow him. So let him light up the Dhamma,let him lift the sages banner high.

55. Ya buddho bhsati vcakhema nibbnapattiydukkhassantakiriyyas ve vcnamuttam

The Buddha speaks words that leadto the winning of security, the endingof sorrow and the attaining of Nibbna.

Truly, this is the speech supreme.7. Bhogavagga Wealth

56. Jvate vpi sappaoapi vittaparikkhayo

paya ca albhenavittavpi na jvati

The wise man continues to liveeven if he should lose his wealth.But the rich man without wisdomis not alive even now.

57. Appakenpi medhvpbhatena vicakkhaosamuhpeti attnaau aggiva sandhamanti

Starting off with little wealth,the wise man skilfully increases it,

just as a sudden draught of windcan make a spark of fire grow.

58. Susavihitakammantakluhyi atanditasabbe bhogbhivahanti

gvo sausabhmiva

If he plans his project well,rises early and works untiringly,all his wealth will increaselike cows penned in with a bull.

59. Paito slasampannojala aggva bhsatibhoge saharamnassabhamarasseva iryato

One who is virtuous and wiseshines forth like a blazing fire;like a bee collecting nectarhe acquires wealth by harming none.

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60. Catudh vibhaje bhogesa ve mittni ganthatiekena bhoge bhujeyyadvhi kamma payojayecatutthaca nidhpeyya

padsu bhavissati

He divides his wealth in fourand thus he wins friendship.One portion he uses for his needs,two portions for his business,the fourth portion he saves

for times of emergency.61. Susavihitakammant

sagahitaparijjanbhattu manpa caratisambhata anurakkhati

Deft and capable at her work,in harmony with other people,a wife is pleasing to her husbandand carefully looks after his wealth.

62. Saddh slena sampannvada vtamaccharnicca magga visodhetisotthna samparyika

Endowed with faith and virtue,speaking gently, free from selfishness:such a woman purifies the pathwayleading to future happiness.

63. Saddhdhana sladhana

hiri ottappiya dhanasutadhanaca cgo ca

pa ve sattama dhana

The wealth of faith and virtues wealth,

the wealth of conscience and fear of blame,the wealth of learning and giving too,and as the seventh, wisdoms wealth:

64. Yassa ete dhan atthiitthiy purisassa vadaliddoti ta huamogha tassa jvita

Those who have these treasures true,be they women or be they men,are not poor or destitute,nor have their lives been lived in vain.

65. Patirpakr dhuravuht vindate dhanasaccena kitti pappotidada mittni ganthati

Whoever acts, strives and toilsshall acquire wealth;

by truthfulness one gains good repute,

and by giving one binds friends.8. Mittatvagga Friendship

66. Asantassa piy hontisante na kurute piyaasata dhamma rocetita parbhavato mukha

To be in communion with the bad,and choose the ways of the bad,to have no friends among the good,this is a source of suffering.

67. Sabbhireva samsethasabbhi kubbetha santhavasata saddhammamaya

pa labbhati nato

Consort only with the good,come together with the good.To learn the teaching of the goodgives wisdom like nothing else can.

68. Ptimaccha kusaggenayo naro upanayhatikuspi pti vyantieva blpasevan

If one strings a piece of putrid fishon a blade of kusa grass,the grass will soon smell putrid too:the same with one who follows a fool.

69. Tagaraca palsenayo naro upanayhatipattpi surabhi vyantieva dhrpasevana

If one wraps frankincense,in any ordinary kind of leaf,the leaf will soon smell sweet too:the same with one who follows the wise.

70. Tasm palsapuassevaatv sampkamattano

asante nupaseveyyasante seveyya paito

Remembering the example of the leaf,and understanding the results,

one should seek companionshipwith the wise, never with the bad.

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71. Sattho pathavasato mittamt mitta sake gharesahyo atthajtassahoti mitta punappunasayakatni puni

ta mitta samparyika

A companion is a travellers friend,a mother is a friend at home,one who helps in time of needis a good and steady friend.And the good deeds done by oneself

are ones true friends in time to come.72. Upakro ca yo mitto

yo ca mitto sukhe dukkheatthakkhy ca yo mitto

yo ca mittnukampako:

A friend who always lends a hand,a friend in both sorrow and joy,a friend who offers good counsel,a friend who sympathises too:

73. Etepi mitte cattroiti viya paitosakkacca payirupseyyamt putta va orasa

These are the four kinds of true friends:one who is wise, having understood,will always cherish and serve such friends

just as a mother tends her only child.

74. Kalyamitto yo bhikkhu

sappatisso sagravokara mittna vacanasampajno patissato

ppue anupubbenasabbasayojanakkhaya

The monk who has a lovely friend,

who pays respect and deference to him,and acts as his friend advises,with mindfulness and comprehension clear,will in time be freed from bonds;all his fetters will be destroyed.

75. Abbhattasahyassaattagatasatthunonatthi etdisa mitta

yath kyagat sati

For one whose friend has passed away,for one whose teacher no more lives,there is no other friend in this worldlike mindfulness of the body.

9. Sutavagga Learning

76. Susss sutavahansuta paya vaddhana

paya attha jntito attho sukhvaho

Desire to learn increases learning;learning makes wisdom increase.By wisdom is the goal known;knowing the goal brings happiness.

77. Bahussuta upseyyasutaca na vinsayeta mla brahmacariyassatasm dhammadharo siy

One should follow the learned man,and should not neglect learning;for that is the foundation of the holy life.Therefore be well versed in Dhamma.

78. Bahussuta dhammadharasappaa buddhasvaka

nekkha jambonadassevako ta ninditumarahatidevpi na pasasantibrahmunpi pasasito

Learned, knowing the Dhamma,truly wise, the Buddhas disciple

is like the finest gold of Jambu.Who can find any blame in him?Even the gods sing his praise;Brahm himself sings his praise.5

79. Appassutopi ce hoti,slesu susamhito;Slato napasasanti,tassa sampajjate suta.

If one who has little learningis strong in virtue, otherswill praise his virtue only,

because his learning is incomplete.

5 Brahm: A high divinity in the ancient Indian pantheon.

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80. Bahussutopi ce hoti,slesu asamhito;Slato na garahanti,nssa sampajjate suta.

If one who has much learningis weak in virtue, otherswill blame him for his conductthough his learning is complete.

81. Bahussutopi ce hoti,

slesu susamhito;Ubhayena na pasasanti,

slato ca sutena ca.

But if one has much learning

and is also strong in virtue,he will be praised for bothhis virtue and his learning.

82. Bahussuto appassutayosutentimaatiandho padpadhrovatatheva paibhti ma

A learned man who, because of his learning,despises one with little learning,seems to me like a stone-blind manwalking around with a lamp in hand.

83. Tasm hi attakmenamahattamabhikakhatsaddhammo garuktabbo

sara buddhna ssana

One who loves his own true welfare,who is concerned with his own good,should pay homage to the Dhamma

and always remember the Buddhas words.84. Samm mana paidhya

samm vca abhsiyasamm kammni katvnakyena idha puggalo

Having a rightly directed mind,speaking rightly spoken speech,doing here with the bodyonly deeds that are right and good.

85. Bahussuto puakaroapasmi idha jvitekyassa bhed sappaosagga so upapajjati

Learned, doing much that is worthyeven in a life that is short -a wise person such as thiswill be reborn in a happy place.

10. Svakavagga The Disciple

86. Mtari pitari cpiyo samm paipajjatitathgate v sambuddheatha v tassa svakebahuca so pasavati

pua etdiso naro

If one behaves rightlytoward his mother and his father,towards the Buddha well-attained,and the disciples of the Buddha,such a person generatesan abundant store of good.

87. Bhikkhu ca slasampannobhikkhun ca bahussutupsako ca yo saddho

y ca saddh upsik

ete kho sagha sobhentiete hi saghasobhan

The monk well-possessed of virtue,the nun who is widely learned,male and female lay discipleswho are fully endowed with faith -

it is they who illuminate the Sagha,lights of the Sagha they are called.

88. Yassa sabrahmacrsugravo npalabbhatirak hoti saddhammnabha puthaviy yath

One who has no respect for thosewho live the holy life with him,is as far from this good Dhammaas the sky is from the earth.

89. Yassa sabrahmacrsugravo upalabbhatiso virhati saddhammekhette bjamva bhaddaka

One who has respect for thosewho live the holy life with him,comes to growth in this good Dhammalike a healthy seed in the field.

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90. Itthibhvo ki kayircittamhi susamhiteamhi vattamnamhisamm dhamma vipassato

A womans nature is unimportantwhen the mind is still and firm,when knowledge grows day by day,and she has insight into Dhamma.

91. Yassa nna siy eva

itthha purisoti vkici v pana asmtita mro vattumarahati

One who thinks such thoughts

as I am a woman or I am a manor any other thought I am Mra is able to address that one.

92. Dummedhehi pasas cavihi garah ca y

garahva seyyo vihiya ce blappasasan

The fools offer praise and the wiseoffer blame. Truly the blameof the wise is much betterthan the praise of the fool.

93. Sgr anagr caubho aoanissitrdhayanti saddhamma

yogakkhema anuttara

Home dwellers and the homeless both,by depending upon one anothercome to realise the good Dhamma,

the utter freedom from bondage.94. Anubandhopi ce assa

mahiccho ca vightavejnugo anejassanibbutassa anibbuto

giddho so vitgedhassapassa yvaca rak

Though physically close behind,if one is acquisitive and restless,how far is that turbulent onefrom one freed from turbulence,that burning one from one cooled,that hankering one from the greedless!

95. Sukh saghassa smaggsamaggnacanuggahosamaggarato dhammaho

yogakkhem na dhasati

A happy thing is concord in the Sagha!One who assists in making harmony,loving concord and righteousness,

does not fall away from freedom.11. Cittavagga Mind

96. Cittena nyati lokocittena parikassaticittassa ekadhammassasabbeva vasamanvag

The world is led around by mind,by mind the world is plagued.Mind is itself the single thing,which brings all else beneath its sway.

97. Manopubbagam dhammmanoseh manomay

Manas ce pasannenabhsati v karoti v

tato na sukhamanvetichy va anapyin

Mind precedes all things;mind is their chief, mind is their maker.If one speaks or does a deedwith a mind that is pure within,

happiness then follows alonglike a never departing shadow.

98. Sududdasa sunipuayatthakmaniptinacitta rakkhetha medhvcitta gutta sukhvaha

Difficult to detect and very subtle,the mind seizes whatever it wants;so let a wise man guard his mind,for, a guarded mind brings happiness.

99. Dunniggahassa lahunoyatthakmaniptinocittassa damatho sdhucitta danta sukhvaha

Wonderful it is to train the mindso swiftly moving, seizing whatever it wants.Good is it to have a well-trained mind,for a well-trained mind brings happiness.

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100. Phandana capala cittadurakkha dunnivrayauju karoti medhvusukrova tejana

As a fletcher straightens an arrow,even so one who is wisewill straighten out the fickle mind,so unsteady and hard to control.

101. Na ta mt pit kayir

ae vpi ca taksammpaihita cittaseyyaso na tato kare

No mother nor father nor

any other kin can dogreater good for oneselfthan a mind directed well.

102. Anabhijjhlu vihareyyaabypannena cetassato ekaggacittassaajjhatta susamhito

Live without covetous greed,fill your mind with benevolence.Be mindful and one-pointed,inwardly stable and concentrated.

103. Paca kmagu lokemanochah paveditettha chanda virjetv

eva dukkh pamuccati

There are five strands of sensual pleasurewith the mind as the sixth;

by overcoming desire for these

one will be freed from suffering.104. Mama selpama citta

hita nnupakampativiratta rajanyesukuppanye na kuppatimameva bhvita cittakuto ma dukkhamessat

My mind is firm like a rock,unattached to sensual things,no shaking in the midstof a world where all is shaking.My mind has thus been well-developed.So how can suffering come to me?

105. Yo ca cara v tiha vnisinno uda v sayavitakka samayitvnavitakkpasame ratobhabbo so tdiso bhikkhu

phuhu sambodhimuttama

Whether he walks or standsor sits or lies, a monkshould take delight in

controlling all thoughts.Such a monk is qualifiedto reach supreme enlightenment.

12. Sikkhvagga The Training

106. Atista atiuha,atisyamida ahu;

Iti vissahakammante,atth accenti mave

Its too cold, its too hot,its too late. With such excusesone who gives up the practicelets his opportunities slip.

107. Yodha staca unhacatin bhiyyo na maati

kara purisakiccniso sukh na vihyati

But one who looks on cold and heatas no more obstructive than straw

and continues with the practicedoes not fall short of happiness.

108. Alinacitto ca siyna cpi bahu cintayenirmagandho asitobrahmacariyaparyao

So rid the mind of sloth and dullness.Give up thinking of many things.Be healthy and unattached to pleasure.Be devoted to the holy life.

109. ndaro mithroappichassa aloluposa ve icchya nicchtoaniccho hoti nibbuto

Lean in body, frugal in food,content with little and undisturbed,vain wishes gone and craving stilled,thus the wantfree attain Nibbna.

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110. Sa jhnapasuto dhrovanante ramito siy

jhyetha rukkhamlasmiattnamabhitosaya

One who is stable in meditationwill delight at the woodlands edge,meditating at the foot of a treeuntil joy and contentment are won.

111. Kmacchando ca bypdo

thinamiddhaca bhikkhunouddhacca vicikicch casabbasova na vijjati

Sense desire, ill will,

sloth, laziness, agitation,and doubt are not foundin a true and worthy monk.

112. Na sabbato mano nivrayena manosayatattamgata

yato yato ca ppakatato tato mano nivraye

Do not hold back the mind from all,for it is not yet put to sleep.But whenever evil things arise,then should the mind be held in check.

113. Vriyastaccasampannoyuttayogo sad siyna ca appatv dukkhanta

visssa eyya paito

Possessed of energy and perserverance,be always earnest in applying yourself.The wise one should not be confident

until the end of suffering is reached.114. Samdhiratanamlassa

kuvitakk na jyarena ca vikkipate cittaeta tumhe piandhath

With the jewelled necklace of concentration,wrong thoughts cannot arisenor can the mind be distracted.So let this be your adornment.

115. npnasat yassaparipu subhvitanupubba paricit

yath buddhena desitsoma loka pabhsetiabbh mutova candim

One who has gradually practised,developed and brought to perfectionmindfulness of the in-and-out breath,as taught by the Enlightened One,illuminates the entire world

like the moon when freed from clouds.13. Vymavagga Effort

116. Pamdo rajo pamdopamdnupatito rajoappamdena vijjyaabbhe sallamattano

Indolence is dust;dust comes in the wake of indolence.With knowledge and vigilance,draw out the arrow from yourself.

117. Niddsl sabhslanuht ca yo naroalaso kodhapaota parbhavato mukha

When one loves company and sleep,when one is lax and slack,when one is often given to anger -this is a source of suffering.

118. Savaro ca pahnacabhvan anurakkhaete padhn cattrodesitdiccabandhun

The effort to restrain, to abandon,to develop and to maintain:these are the four exertionstaught by the Kinsman of the Sun.

119. Uhahatha nisdathako attho supitena vo?

turnahi k niddsallaviddhna ruppata?

Arise! Sit up! Of what useare your dreams? How can youcontinue to sleep when you are sick,pierced with the arrow of grief?

120. Amogha divasa kayirappena bahukena v

ya ya vijahate rattitadna tassa jvita

Make your day productivewhether by little or by much.

Every day and night that passes,your life is that much less.

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121. Yo dandhakle dandhetitaraye ca traye

yoniso savidhnenasukha pappoti paito

The wise one who hurries whenhurrying is needed and who slows downwhen slowness is needed, is happy

because his priorities are right.

122. raddhavriye pahitatte

nicca dahaparakkamesamagge svake passees budhna vandan

See the disciples in perfect harmony,

resolute and making effort,always firm in their progress -this is the best worship of the Buddha.

123. Nidda tandi vijambhitaarati bhattasammadavriyena na pametvariyamaggo visujjhati

Sloth, torpor and drowsiness,boredom and heaviness after meals -by expelling these with energythe noble path is purified.

124. Saddhya tarat oghaappamdena aavavriyena dukkhamacceti

paya parisujjhati

The flood is crossed by faith,by vigilance the sea is crossed,pain is overcome with vigour

by wisdom one is purified.125. Ujumaggamhi akkhte

gacchatha m nivattathaattan codayattnanibbnamabhihraye

The straight path has been clearly shown:walk forward and dont turn back.Urge yourself onwards by yourself;in that way attain Nibbna

14. Sativagga Mindfulness

126. Sambdhe vpi vindantidhamma nibbnapattiy

ye sati paccalatthasusamm te susamhit

Even when obstacles crowd in,the path to Nibbna can be won

by those who establish mindfulnessand bring to perfection equipoise.

127. Sace dhvati citta tekmesu ca bhavesu cakhippa niggaha satiykihda viya duppasu

If your mind runs wild amongsensual pleasures and things that arise,quickly restrain it with mindfulnessas one pulls the cow from the corn.

128. Ubhinnamattha caratiattano ca parassa ca

para sakupita atvyo sato upasammati

Knowing that the other person is angry,one who remains mindful and calmacts for his own best interestand for the others interest, too.

129. Ubhinna tikicchantnaattano ca parassa ca

jan maanti blotiye dhammassa akovid

He is a healer of bothhimself and the other person;only those think him a foolwho do not understand the Dhamma.

130. Yata care yata tiheyata acche yata sayeyata samijaye bhikkhuyatmena pasraye

Whether he walks, stands, sitsor lies, stretches out his limbsor draws them in again, let amonk do so with composure.

131. Uddha tiriya apcnayvat jagato gatisamavekkhit ca dhammnakhandhna udayabbaya

Above, across or back again,wherever he goes in the worldlet him carefully scrutinisethe rise and fall of compounded things.

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132. Eva vihrimtpisantavuttimanuddhatacetosamathasmcisikkhamna sad satasatata pahitattoti

hu bhikkhu tathvidha

Living thus ardently,at peace within, not restlessor mentally agitated,training himself, always mindful:people call such a monk

one constantly resolute.133. Na so rajjati dhammesu

dhamma atv patissatovirattacitto vedetitaca njjhossa tihati

Not excited by mental phenomena,one knows them through mindfulness;thus with a mind well detachedone understands and does not cling.

134. Satipahnakusalbojjhagabhvanratvipassak dhammadhardhamma nagare vasantite

Those skilled in the foundations ofmindfulness,delighting in the enlightenment factors,with knowledge of Dhamma and keen insight,live in the city of Dhamma.

135. Sammappadhnasampannosatipahnagocarovimuttikusumasachanno

parinibbissatyansavo

Possessed of persevering energy,practising the foundations of mindfulness,

bedecked with the blossoms of freedom,you will be cooled and undefiled.

15. Attaparavagga Oneself and Others

136. Sabbe tasanti daassasabbesa jvita piyaattna upama katvna haneyya na ghtaye

All tremble at punishment.Life is dear to all.Put yourself in the place of others;kill none nor have another killed.

137. Attanva kata ppaattan sakilissatiattan akata ppaattanva visujjhatisuddh asuddhi paccattano aa visodhaye

By doing evil, one defiles oneself;by avoiding evil, one purifies oneself.Purity and impurity depend on oneself:no one can purify another.

138. Attadattha paratthenabahun pi na hpayeattadatthamabhiyasadatthapasuto siy

Let no one neglect ones own welfarefor the welfare of others however much.Clearly understanding ones own welfarestrive always for ones own true good.

139. Attnameva pahama

patirpe nivesayeathaamanusseyyana kilisseyya paito

One should first establish oneself

in what is proper and only thentry to instruct others. Doing this,the wise one will not be criticised.

140. Attna ce tath kayiryathamanussatisudanto vata damethaatt hi kira duddamo

If only you would do what you teach othersthen being yourself controlledyou could control others well.Truly self-control is difficult.

141. Yo cattna samukkasepare ca mavajntinihno sena mnena

ta ja vasalo iti

One who exalts himselfand disparages others

because of smugness and conceit;

know him as an outcaste man.

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142. Na paresa vilomnina paresa katkataattanova avekkheyyakatni akatni ca

Look not to the faults of others,nor to their omissions and commissions.But rather look to your own acts,to what you have done and left undone.

143. Paravajjnupassissa

nicca ujjhnasainosav tassa vahantir so savakkhay

When one looks down at others faults

and is always full of envy,ones defilements continually grow;far is one from their destruction.

144. Sudassa vajjamaesaattano pana duddasa

paresa hi so vajjniopunti yath bhusaattano pana chdetikaliva kitav saho

Easily seen are the faults of others,ones own are difficult to see.By winnowing the chaff of others faults,ones own are obscured, like a craftyfowler hidden behind the branches.

145. Attan codayattna

patimse attamattanso attagutto satimsukha bhikkhu vihhisi

You yourself must watch yourself,

you yourself must examine yourself,and so self-guarded and mindful,O monk, you will live in happiness.

16. Mettvagga I Love I

146. Anatthajanano dosodoso cittappakopanobhayamantarato jtata jano nvabujjhati

Hate brings great misfortune,hate churns up and harms the mind;this fearful danger deep withinmost people do not understand.

147. Duho attha na jntiduho dhamma na passatiandhatama tad hoti

ya doso sahate nara

Thus spoilt one cannot know the good,cannot see things as they are.Only blindness and gloom prevailwhen one is overwhelmed by hate.

148. Yo na hanti na ghtetina jinti na jpayemettso sabbabhtesuvera tassa na kenaci

He who does not strike nor makesothers strike, who robs not nor makesothers rob, sharing love with all that live,finds enmity with none.

149. Satmato sad bhaddasatim sukhamedhatisatmato suve seyyover na parimuccati

For the mindful one there is always good;for the mindful one happiness increases;for the mindful one things go betteryet he is not freed from enemies.

150. Yassa sabbamahorattaahisya rato manomett so sabbabhtesuvera tassa na kenaci

But he who both day and nighttakes delight in harmlessnesssharing love with all that live,finds enmity with none.

151. Yo ve mettena cittenasabbaloknukampatiuddha adho ca tiriyaappamnea sabbaso

When one with a mind of lovefeels compassion for all the world -above, below and across,unlimited everywhere,

152. Appama hita cittaparipua subhvita

ya pamakata kammana ta tatrvasissati

Filled with infinite kindness,complete and well-developed -

any limited actions one may have donedo not remain lingering in ones mind.

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153. Mettacitt kruikhotha slesu savutraddhavriy pahitattnicca dahaparakkam

Develop a mind full of love;be compassionate and restrained in virtue;arouse your energy, be resolute,always firm in making progress.

154. Yathpi ekaputtasmi

piyasmi kusal siyeva sabbesu pesusabbattha kusalo siy

Just as a loving mother would guard

her only dearly beloved child,so towards creatures everywhereone should always wish for their good.

155. Cittaca susamhitavippasannamanvilaakhila sabbabhtesuso maggo brahmapattiy

A mind composed, well-concentrated,purified and undefiled,full of kindness towards all beings -this is the way that leads to Brahm.

17. Mettvagga II Love II

156. Yathpi udaka nma

kalye ppake janesama pharati stenapavheti rajomala

Just as water cools

both good and badand washes away allimpurity and dust,

157. Tatheva tvapi ahitahitesama mettya bhvayamettpramita gantvsambodhi ppuissasi

In the same way you should develop thoughtsof love to friend and foe alike,and having reached perfection in love,you will attain enlightenment.

158. Yath aha tath eteyath ete tath ahaattna upama katvna haneyya na ghtaye

As I am, so are others;as others are, so am I.Having thus identified self and others,harm no one nor have them harmed.

159. Apdakehi me mettametta dvipdakehi me,catuppadehi me mettametta bahuppadehi me

I have love for the footless,for the bipeds too I have love;I have love for those with four feet,for the many-footed I have love.

160. M ma apdako hisim ma hisi dvipdakom ma catuppado hisim ma hisi bahuppado

May the footless harm me not,may the bipeds harm me not,may those with four feet harm me not,may those with many feet harm me not.

161. Sabbe satt sabbe psabbe bht ca kevalsabbe bhadrni passantum kaci ppamgam

May all creatures, all living things,all beings one and all,experience good fortune only.May they not fall into harm.

162. Sabbamitto sabbasakhosabbabhtnukampakomettacittaca bhvemiabypajjarato sad

I am a friend and helper to all,I am sympathetic to all living beings.I develop a mind full of loveand always delight in harmlessness.

163. Asahra asakuppacitta modaymahabrahmavihra bhvemiakpurisasevita

I gladden my mind, fill it with joy,make it immovable and unshakable.I develop the divine states of mindnot cultivated by evil men.

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164. Tasm saka paresampiktabb mettabhvanmettacittena pharitabbaeta buddhna ssana

Therefore the meditation on loveshould be done for oneself and others.All should be suffused with love:this is the teaching of the Buddha.

165. Yo ca metta bhvayati

appama patissatotan sayojan honti

passato upadhikkhaya

Whoever makes love grow

boundless, and sets his mindfor seeing the end of birth:his fetters are worn thin.

18. Sukhavagga Happiness

166. Yo pubbe karaynipacch so ktumicchatisukh so dhasate hn

pacch ca m-anutappati

One who later wishes to dothe things he should have done beforefalls away from happinessand long afterwards repents.

167. Kodha chetv sukha seti

kodha chetv na socatikodhassa visamlassamadhuraggassa devatevadha ariy pasasantitahi chetv na socati

Slay anger and you will be happy,

slay anger and you will not sorrow.For the slaying of anger in all its formswith its poisoned root and sweet sting -that is the slaying the nobles praise;with anger slain one weeps no more.

168. Ya pare sukhato hutadariy hu dukkhato

ya pare dukkhato hutadariy sukhato vid

passa dhamma durjnasammhettha aviddasu

What others call happiness,the noble call pain;what others call pain,the noble call happiness.Behold this Dhamma hard to comprehend

by which the dull are utterly baffled.

169. Sabbad ve sukha setibrhmao parinibbuto

yo na limpati kmesustibhto nirpadhi

Always happy is the holy manwho is wholly free within,who is not stained by sense desires -cooled is he and free from clinging.

170. Yaca kmasukha lokeyacida diviya sukhatahakkhayasukhassetekala ngghanti soasi

The happiness of sensual lustand the happiness of heavenly blissare not equal to a sixteenth partof the happiness of cravings end.

171. Sabb sattiyo chetvvineyya hadaye dara

upasanto sukha setisanti pappuyya cetas

With all his attachments cut,with the hearts pinings subdued,

calm and serene and happy is he,for he has attained peace of mind.

172. Pmojjabahulo bhikkhudhamme buddhappavediteadhigacche pada santasakhrpasama sukha

A monk who has abundant joyin the Dhamma taught by the Buddha,will attain peace and happiness,with the calming of the constructs.

173. Sukho viveko tuhassasutadhammassa passatoabypajja sukha loke

pabhtesu sayamo

Solitude is happiness for one who is content,who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees.Non-affliction is happiness in the world -harmlessness towards all living beings.

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174. Sukh virgat lokekmna samatikkamoasmimnassa yo vinayoeta ve parama sukha

Freedom from lust is happiness in the world,the going beyond all sensual desires.But the crushing out of the conceit I am -this is the highest happiness.

175. Susukha vata nibbna

sammsambuddhadesitaasoka viraja khema

yattha dukkha nirujjhati

The fully perfected Buddha has taught

Nibbna as the highest happiness -without grief, immaculate, secure,the state where all suffering ceases.

19. Tunhvagga Silence

176. Samnabhga kubbethagme akuhavanditamanopadosa rakkheyyasanto anuato care

Develop the quiet even state of mind,when praised by some, condemned by others,free the mind from hate and prideand gently go your way in peace.

177. Ta nadhi vijntha

sobbhesu padaresu casaant yanti kussubbhtuhyati mahodadhi

Learn this from the waters:

in mountain clefts and chasms,loud gush the streamlets,but great rivers flow silently.

178. Yadnaka ta saatiya pra santameva taahakumbhpamo blorahado prova paito

Things that are empty make a noise,the full is always quiet.The fool is like a half-filled pot,the wise man like a deep still pool.

179. Kyamuni vcimunimanomunimansavamuni moneyyasampannahu ninhtappaka

Silent in body, silent in speech,silent in mind, without defilement,

blessed with silence is the sage.He is truly washed of evil.

180. Upasanto uparatomantabhanuddhatodhunti ppake dhammedumapattava mluto

Peaceful, quiet and restrained,speaking little, without conceit -such a one shakes off all evilas wind shakes leaves off a tree.

181. Cakkhumssa yath andho,sotav badhiro yath

paavssa yath mgobalav dubbaloriva.

Let one with sight be as though blind,and one who hears be as though deaf,let one with wisdom be as though dumb,let one who is strong be as though weak.

182. Avitakka sampannosammsambuddhasvakoariyena tuhbhvenaupeto hoti tvade

Having attained the meditative statewhere all thoughts come to a stop,the disciple of the perfected Buddhathereby possesses the noble silence.

183. Yath jao va mgo vaattna dassaye tathntivela sambhseyyasaghamajjhamhi paito

The wise one in the midst of an assemblyshould not speak excessively long.He should let himself appearlike a simpleton or a dullard.

184. Eta ngassa ngenasdantassa hatthinosameti citta cittena

yadeko ramat mano

In this both mighty beings agree,the enlightened sage and the elephantwith tusks resembling the poles of ploughs:

both love the solitude of the forest.

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185. Vihavihbhinaditesippikbhirutehi cana me ta phandati cittaekattanirata hi me

Amidst the chirping and twitteringof the birds in the woodsthis mind of mine does not waverfor I am devoted to solitude.

20. Vipassanvagga Insight186. Na pacagikena turiyena

rati me hoti tdisyath ekaggacittassasamm dhamma vipassato

Music from a five-piece ensemblecannot produce as much delightas that of a one-pointed mindwith perfect insight into things.

187. Ye santacitt nipaksatimanto ca jhyinosamm dhamma vipassantikmesu anapekkhino

Those peaceful in mind, discerning,mindful and meditative,having perfect insight into things,unconcerned with sense desires,

188. Appamdarat sant

pamde bhayadassinoabhabb parihnyanibbnasseva santike

calm, delighting in diligence,

seeing fear in negligence,can never fall away or fail,for they are close to Nibbna.

189. Atta nnusocantinappajappanti ngata

paccuppannena ypentitena vao pasdati

They do not lament over the past,they yearn not for what is to come,they maintain themselves in the present,thus their complexion is serene.

190. Atta nnvgameyyanappaikakhe angata

yad atta pahna taappattaca angata

The past should not be followed afterand the future not desired;what is past is dead and goneand the future is yet to come.

191. Paccuppannaca yo dhammatattha tattha vipassatiasahra asakuppata vidv manubrhaye

But whoever gains insight into thingspresently arisen in the here and now,knowing them, unmoved, unshaken,let him cultivate that insight.

192. Citta upahapetvnaekagga susamhita

paccavekkhatha sakhreparato no ca attato

Establish the mind, set it upin one-pointed stability;look upon all formationsas alien and as not self.

193. Pheapipama rpavedan bubbulpammarcikpam sasakhr kadalpammypamaca vina

The body is like a ball of foam,feelings are like bubbles,perception is like a mirage,mental constituents like a pithy tree,and consciousness like a magic trick.

194. Sabbaloka abhiyasabbaloke yathtathasabbalokavisayuttosabbaloke anpayo

Knowing the world in full directly,the whole world just as it is,from the whole world he is freed;he clings to naught in all the world.

195. Sabbe sabbbhibh dhrosabbaganthappamocano

phuhssa param santi

nibbna akutobhaya

This sage all-victoriouswith all bonds loosened,has reached perfect peace:

Nibbna that is void of fear.

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21. Buddhavagga The Buddha

196. Yathpi udake jtapuarka pavahatinopalippati toyena

sucigandha manorama

As the lotus is born in the waterand grows up beneath the water,yet remains undefiled by the water,

fragrant and beautiful,197. Tatheva ca loke jto

buddho loke viharatinopalippati lokenatoyena paduma yath

Just so the Buddha is born in the world,grows up and dwells in the world,

but like the lotus unstained by waterhe is not defiled by the world.

198. Mahsamuddo pathavpabbato anilopi caupamya na yujjantisatthu varavimuttiy

The mighty ocean, the earth so broad,the mountain peak or the windare not adequate similes to describethe awesome freedom of the Teacher.

199. Appameyya paminanto

kodha vidv vikappayeappamey pamyinanivuta ta mae akissava

Who can measure the immeasurable one?

Who can fathom and determine him?To try to measure the immeasurable onebetrays a mind devoid of wisdom.

200. Arae rukkhamle vsugre va bhikkhavoanussaretha sambuddhabhaya tumhka no siy

When in the forest, amongst the roots of trees,or when retired to an empty place,

just call to mind the Buddha andno fear or trembling will arise.

201. Hitnukamp sambuddhoyadaamanussatianurodhavirodhehivippamutto tathgato

When the Buddha teaches othershe does so out of compassion,

because the Tathgata is wholly freedfrom both favour and aversion.

202. Yath rattikkhaye pattesuriyuggamana dhuvatatheva buddhasehnavacana dhuvasassata

It is certain that the sun will risewhen the darkness of night fades away;so too the words of the supreme Buddhaare always certain and reliable.

203. Satthugaru dhammagarusaghe ca tibbagravoappamdagaru bhikkhu

paisanthragravoabhabbo parihnyanibbnasseva santike

Deeply reverent towards the Teacher,reverent towards the Dhamma and Sagha,reverent towards vigilance,having kindness and good will:a monk like this cannot fail,for he is close to Nibbna.

204. Tenahtappa karohiidheva nipako satoito sutvna nigghosasikkhe nibbnamattano

So stir up your energy now,be skilful and be ever mindful.When you have heard my voicetrain yourself to attain Nibbna.

205. Ye me pavutte satthipadeanusikkhanti jhyinokle te appamajjantna maccuvasag siyu

Those who do their best and trainin all the teachings that I have taught,alert and meditative, shall in timego beyond the power of death.

22. Kittisadda Praise

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206. Esa sutv pasdmivaco te isisattamaamogha kira me puhana ma vacesi brhmao

Hearing your voice, O sage supreme,my heart is filled with joy.My questions truly were not in vain,the brahmin did not deceive me.

207. Anussi ma ariyavat

anukampi anuggahiamogho tuyhamovdoantevsihi sikkhito

You have taught me the noble practice,

you were compassionate and helpful to me.Your exhortation was not in vainfor I am now your trained disciple.

208. Upemi buddha saraadhamma saghaca tdinasamdiymi slnita me atthya hehiti

I go for refuge to the Buddha,to the Dhamma and to the Sagha.I undertake the rules of conductwhich will be for my true welfare.

209. Asoka viraja khemaariyahagika ujuta magga anugacchmi

yena ti mahesino

I shall follow that eightfold path,griefless, immaculate, secure,the straight way by following which

the great sages have crossed the flood.210. So aha vicarissmi

gm gma pur puranamassamno sambuddhadhammassa ca sudhammat

I will now go from town to town,I will go from city to city,praising the Buddha and the Dhammaso excellently taught by him.

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Abbreviations

ADDhpIt

JJNMMilSSnThTh

Ud

Aguttara NikyaDgha NikyaDhammapadaItivuttaka

JtakaJtaka NidnakathMajjhima NikyaMilindapahSayutta NikyaSuttaniptaTheragthThergth

Udna

References

References to Dhammapada, Jtaka, Suttanipta, Theragth and Thergth are to verse number;

references to other works are to the volume and page number of the Pali Text Society editions.(An asterisk, *, indicates the Buddhas own words)

1. Sn 544 Sabhiyasutta2. S I 50 Sriyasutta3. Sn 1063 Dhotakamavapucch4. Sn 1065 Dhotakamavapucch5. Sn 1038 Ajitamavapucch

*6. Sn 1053 Mettagmavapucch*7. Sn 92 Parbhavasutta*8. It 91 Saghikaasutta*9. S I 4 Susammuhasutta

*10. Ud 6 Jailasutta*11. S I 33 Accharsutta*12. S I 33 Accharsutta*13. S I 33 Accharsutta14. Miln 335 Anumnapaho15. Miln 335 Anumnapaho

*16. A II 10 Yogasutta17. Th 347 Subhkammradhtuthergth18. Th 357 Subhkammradhtuthergth

*19. S I 117 Rajjasutta*20. A IV 96 Kodhanasutta*21. S I 85 Dutiyasagmasutta*22. It 8 Avijjnvaraasutta*23. Ud 69 Pahamanntitthiyasutta

*24. It 93 Aggisutta*25. It 93 Aggisutta*26. It 66 Avuhikasutta*27. It 66 Avuhikasutta*28. It 66 Avuhikasutta*29. It 66 Avuhikasutta*30. It 66 Avuhikasutta31. JN 128 Sumedhakath32. JN 129 Sumedhakath

*33. A II 32 Sagahasutta*34. S I 32 Kidadasutta*35. S I 32 Kidadasutta36. Th 608 Slavattheragth

*37. A II 205 Verasutta*38. A II 206 Verasutta39. Th 612 Slavattheragth40. Th 614 Slavattheragth

*41. Sn 136 Vasalasutta42. Th 1001 Khadiravaniyarevatattheragth

*43. It 16 Mettasutta*44. S I 37 Ajarassutta*45. Sn 174 Hemavatasutta*46. Sn 657 Koklikasutta

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47. Sn 451 Subhsitasutta48. Sn 452 Subhsitasutta

*49. S I 163 Asurindakasutta*50. S I 162 Asurindakasutta*51. Sn 722 Nlakasutta*52. A IV 196 Dteyyasutta*53. A IV 196 Dteyyasutta*54. A II 51 Viskhasutta55. Sn 454 Subhsitasutta tatiya56. Th 499 Mahkaccyanattheragth

*57. J 4 Casehijtaka*58. J 341 Gandhatindukajtaka*59. D II 188 Siglasutta*60. D II 188 Siglasutta*61. A IV 271 Pahamaidhalokikasutta*62. A IV 271 Pahamaidhalokikasutta*63. A IV 6 Sakhittadhanasutta*64. A IV 6 Sakhittadhanasutta*65. Sn 187 avakasutta*66. Sn 94 Parbhavasutta*67. S I 17 Sabbhisutta*68. It 68 Sukhapatthansutta*69. It 68 Sukhapatthansutta*70. It 68 Sukhapatthansutta*71. S I 37 Mittasutta*72. D II 188 Siglasutta*73. D II 188 Siglasutta*74. It 10 Dutiyasekhasutta75. Th 1035 nandattheragth

76. Th 141 Mahcundattheragth77. Th 1027 nandattheragth*78. A II 8 Appassutasutta*79. A II 8 Appassutasutta*80. A II 8 Appassutasutta*81. A II 8 Appassutasutta82. Th 1026 nandattheragth83. A II 21 Pahamauruvelasutta

*84. It 60 Sammdihikasutta*85. It 60 Sammdihikasutta*86. A II 4 Dutiyakhatasutta*87. A II 8 Sobhanasutta

88. Th 278 Sabhiyattheragth89. Th 391 Mahngattheragth90. S I 129 Somsutta91. S I 129 Somsutta92. Th 668 Godattattheragth

*93. It 111 Bahukrasutta*94. It 91 Saghikaasutta*95. It 12 Saghasmaggsutta*96. S I 39 Cittasutta*97. Dhp 1 Yamakavaggo*98. Dhp 36 Cittavaggo*99. Dhp 35 Cittavaggo

*100. Dhp 33 Cittavaggo*101. Dhp 43 Cittavaggo

*102. A II 29 Dhammapadasutta*103. Sn 171 Hemavatasutta104. Th 194 Nitakattheragth

*105. It 117 Carasutta*106. D II 185 Siglasutta*107. D II 185 Siglasutta*108. Sn 717 Nlakasutta*109. Sn 707 Nlakasutta*110. Sn 709 Nlakasutta*111. A V 16 Pacagasutta*112. S I 14 Manonivraasutta113. Th 585 Vagantaputtaupasenattheragth114. Miln 337 Anumnapaho115. Th 548 Mahkappinattheragth

*116. Sn 334 Uhnasutta*117. Sn 96 Parbhavasutta*118. A II 17 Savarasutta*119. Sn 331 Uhnasutta120. Th 451 Sirimaattheragth121. Th 293 Sambhtattheragth122. Th 161 Mahpajpatigotamthergth

*123. S I 7 Niddtandsutta*124. Mil, Sampakkhandanalakkhaasaddhpaho125. Th 637 Soakoivisattheragth

*126. S I 48 Paclacaasutta127. Th 446 Brahmadattattheragth

*128. S I 162 Akkosasutta*129. S I 162 Akkosasutta*130. It Sampannaslasutta

*131. It Sampannaslasutta*132. It Sampannaslasutta133. Th 816 Mlukyaputtattheragth134. Miln 342 Anumnapaho135. Th 100 (Dutiya)-devasabhattheragth

*136. Dhp 130 Daavaggo*137. Dhp 165 Attavaggo*138. Dhp 166 Attavaggo*139. Dhp 158 Attavaggo*140. Dhp 159 Attavaggo*141. Sn 132 Vasalasutta*142. Dhp 50 Pupphavaggo

*143. Dhp 253 Malavaggo*144. Dhp 252 Malavaggo*145. Dhp 379 Bhikkhuvaggo*146. It 84 Antarmalasutta*147. It 84 Antarmalasutta*148. It 22 Mettbhvansutta*149. S I 208 Maibhaddasutta*150. S I 208 Maibhaddasutta151. J 37 Arakajtaka152. J 38 Arakajtaka153. Th 979 Phussattheragth154. Th 33 Sopkattheragth

155. S IV 118 Lohiccasutta156. JN 168 Sumedhakath

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157. JN 169 Sumedhakath*158. Sn 705 Nlakasutta*159. A II 72 Ahirjasutta*160. A II 72 Ahirjasutta*161. A II 72 Ahirjasutta162. Th 648 Khadiravaniyarevatattheragth163. Th 649 Khadiravaniyarevatattheragth164. Miln 394 Nakulagapaho

*165. It 21 Mettbhvansutta166. Th 225 Bkulattheragth

*167. S I 161 Chetvsutta*168. S IV 127 Pahamarprmasutta*169. S I 212 Sudattasutta*170. Ud 11 Rjasutta*171. S I 212 Sudattasutta172. Th 11 Cavacchattheragth

*173. Ud 10 Mucalindasutta*174. Ud 10 Mucalindasutta175. Th 227 Bkulattheragth

*176. Sn 702 Nlakasutta*177. Sn 720 Nlakasutta*178. Sn 721 Nlakasutta*179. It 56 Moneyyasutta180. Th 2 Mahkohikattheragth181. Th 501 Mahkaccyanattheragth182. Th 650 Khadiravaniyarevatattheragth183. Th 582 Vagantaputtaupasenattheragth

*184. Ud 42 Ngasutta185. Th 49 Rmaeyyakattheragth186. Th 398 Mahkassapattheragth

*187. It 40 Paisallnasutta*188. It 40 Paisallnasutta*189. S I 5 Araasutta*190. M II 131 Bhaddekarattasutta*191. M II 131 Bhaddekarattasutta192. Th 177 Uttarthergth

*193. S II 142 Pheapipamasutta*194. It 122 Lokasutta*195. It 122 Lokasutta196. Th 700 Udyittheragth197. Th 701 Udyittheragth198. Th 1013 Sriputtattheragth199. S I 149 Katamodakatissasutta

*200. S I 220 Dhajaggasutta*201. S I 111 Patirpasutta202. JN 122 Sumedhakath

*203. A II 331 Pahamaaparihnasutta*204. Sn 1062 Dhotakamavapucch*205. S I 52 Veusutta206. Th 1276 Vagsattheragth207. Th 334 Sumanattheragth208. Th 250 Puthergth209. Th 361 Subhkammradhtuthergth210. Sn 192 avakasutta

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