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Khuddakanikāya
Minor Collection
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Dhammapada
Sayings of the Dhamma 1–20
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Cakkhupālattheravatthu
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Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā,
Intention shapes experiences;
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manoseṭṭhā manomayā;
intention is first, they’re made by intention.
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Manasā ce paduṭṭhena,
If with corrupt intent
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bhāsati vā karoti vā;
you speak or act,
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Tato naṁ dukkhamanveti,
suffering follows you,
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cakkaṁva vahato padaṁ.
like a wheel, the ox’s foot.
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Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā,
Intention shapes experiences;
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manoseṭṭhā manomayā;
intention is first, they’re made by intention.
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Manasā ce pasannena,
If with pure intent
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bhāsati vā karoti vā;
you speak or act,
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Tato naṁ sukhamanveti,
happiness follows you
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chāyāva anapāyinī.
like a shadow that never leaves.
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Akkocchi maṁ avadhi maṁ,
“They abused me, they hit me!
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ajini maṁ ahāsi me;
They beat me, they robbed me!”
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Ye ca taṁ upanayhanti,
For those who bear such a grudge,
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veraṁ tesaṁ na sammati.
hatred is never laid to rest.
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Akkocchi maṁ avadhi maṁ,
“They abused me, they hit me!
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ajini maṁ ahāsi me;
They beat me, they robbed me!”
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Ye ca taṁ nupanayhanti,
For those who bear no such grudge,
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veraṁ tesūpasammati.
hatred is laid to rest.
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Na hi verena verāni,
For never is hatred
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sammantīdha kudācanaṁ;
laid to rest by hate,
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Averena ca sammanti,
it’s laid to rest by love:
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esa dhammo sanantano.
this is an ancient teaching.
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Pare ca na vijānanti,
When others do not understand,
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mayamettha yamāmase;
let us, who do understand this,
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Ye ca tattha vijānanti,
restrain ourselves in this regard;
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tato sammanti medhagā.
for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.
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Subhānupassiṁ viharantaṁ,
Those who contemplate the beautiful,
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indriyesu asaṁvutaṁ;
their faculties unrestrained,
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Bhojanamhi cāmattaññuṁ,
immoderate in eating,
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kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ;
lazy, lacking energy:
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Taṁ ve pasahati māro,
Māra strikes them down
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vāto rukkhaṁva dubbalaṁ.
like the wind, a feeble tree.
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Asubhānupassiṁ viharantaṁ,
Those who contemplate the ugly,
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Indriyesu susaṁvutaṁ;
their faculties well-restrained,
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Bhojanamhi ca mattaññuṁ,
eating in moderation,
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Saddhaṁ āraddhavīriyaṁ;
faithful and energetic:
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Taṁ ve nappasahati māro,
Māra cannot strike them down,
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Vāto selaṁva pabbataṁ.
like the wind, a rocky mountain.
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Anikkasāvo kāsāvaṁ,
One who, not free of stains themselves,
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yo vatthaṁ paridahissati;
would wear the robe stained in ocher,
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Apeto damasaccena,
bereft of self-control and of truth:
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na so kāsāvamarahati.
they are not worthy of the ocher robe.
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Yo ca vantakasāvassa,
One who’s purged all their stains,
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sīlesu susamāhito;
steady in ethics,
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Upeto damasaccena,
possessed of self-control and of truth,
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sa ve kāsāvamarahati.
they are truly worthy of the ocher robe.
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Asāre sāramatino,
Thinking the inessential is essential,
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sāre cāsāradassino;
seeing the essential as inessential;
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Te sāraṁ nādhigacchanti,
they don’t realize the essential,
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micchāsaṅkappagocarā.
for wrong thoughts are their habitat.
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Sārañca sārato ñatvā,
Having known the essential as essential,
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asārañca asārato;
and the inessential as inessential;
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Te sāraṁ adhigacchanti,
they realize the essential,
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sammāsaṅkappagocarā.
for right thoughts are their habitat.
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Yathā agāraṁ ducchannaṁ,
Just as rain seeps into
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vuṭṭhī samativijjhati;
a poorly roofed house,
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Evaṁ abhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,
lust seeps into
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rāgo samativijjhati.
an undeveloped mind.
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Yathā agāraṁ suchannaṁ,
Just as rain doesn’t seep into
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vuṭṭhī na samativijjhati;
a well roofed house,
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Evaṁ subhāvitaṁ cittaṁ,
lust doesn’t seep into
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rāgo na samativijjhati.
a well developed mind.
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Idha socati pecca socati,
Here they grieve, hereafter they grieve,
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Pāpakārī ubhayattha socati;
an evildoer grieves in both places.
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So socati so vihaññati,
They grieve and fret,
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Disvā kammakiliṭṭhamattano.
seeing their own corrupt deeds.
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Idha modati pecca modati,
Here they rejoice, hereafter they rejoice,
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Katapuñño ubhayattha modati;
one who does good rejoices in both places.
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So modati so pamodati,
They rejoice and celebrate,
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Disvā kammavisuddhimattano.
seeing their own pure deeds.
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Idha tappati pecca tappati,
Here they’re tormented, <j>hereafter they’re tormented,
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Pāpakārī ubhayattha tappati;
an evildoer is tormented in both places.
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“Pāpaṁ me katan”ti tappati,
They’re tormented <j>thinking of bad things they’ve done;
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Bhiyyo tappati duggatiṁ gato.
when gone to a bad place, <j>they’re tormented all the more.
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Idha nandati pecca nandati,
Here they delight, hereafter they delight,
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Katapuñño ubhayattha nandati;
one who does good delights in both places.
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“Puññaṁ me katan”ti nandati,
They delight thinking of good things they’ve done;
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Bhiyyo nandati suggatiṁ gato.
when gone to a good place, they delight all the more.
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Dvesahāyakabhikkhuvatthu
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Bahumpi ce saṁhita bhāsamāno,
Much though they may recite scripture,
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Na takkaro hoti naro pamatto;
if a negligent person does not apply them,
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Gopova gāvo gaṇayaṁ paresaṁ,
then, like a cowherd who counts the cattle of others,
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Na bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti.
they miss out on the blessings of the ascetic life.
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Appampi ce saṁhita bhāsamāno,
Little though they may recite scripture,
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Dhammassa hoti anudhammacārī;
if they live in line with the teaching,
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Rāgañca dosañca pahāya mohaṁ,
having given up greed, hate, and delusion,
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Sammappajāno suvimuttacitto;
with deep understanding and heart well freed,
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Anupādiyāno idha vā huraṁ vā,
not grasping to this life or the next,
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Sa bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti.
they share in the blessings of the ascetic life.
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