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Khuddakanikāya
Minor Collection
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Dhammapada
Sayings of the Dhamma 221–234
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Rohinīkhattiyakaññāvatthu
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Kodhaṁ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṁ,
Give up anger, get rid of conceit,
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Saṁyojanaṁ sabbamatikkameyya;
and escape every fetter.
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Taṁ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṁ,
Sufferings don’t befall one who has nothing,
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Akiñcanaṁ nānupatanti dukkhā.
not clinging to name and form.
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Yo ve uppatitaṁ kodhaṁ,
When anger surges like a lurching chariot,
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rathaṁ bhantaṁva vāraye;
keep it in check.
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Tamahaṁ sārathiṁ brūmi,
That’s what I call a charioteer;
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rasmiggāho itaro jano.
others just hold the reins.
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Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ,
Defeat anger with kindness,
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asādhuṁ sādhunā jine;
villainy with virtue,
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Jine kadariyaṁ dānena,
stinginess with giving,
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saccenālikavādinaṁ.
and lies with truth.
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Mahāmoggallānapañhavatthu
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Saccaṁ bhaṇe na kujjheyya,
Speak the truth, do not be angry,
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dajjā appampi yācito;
and give when asked, if only a little.
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Etehi tīhi ṭhānehi,
By these three means,
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gacche devāna santike.
you may enter the presence of the gods.
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Buddhapitubrāhmaṇavatthu
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Ahiṁsakā ye munayo,
Those harmless sages,
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niccaṁ kāyena saṁvutā;
always restrained in body,
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Te yanti accutaṁ ṭhānaṁ,
go to the state that does not pass,
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yattha gantvā na socare.
where there is no sorrow.
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Sadā jāgaramānānaṁ,
Always wakeful,
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ahorattānusikkhinaṁ;
practicing night and day,
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Nibbānaṁ adhimuttānaṁ,
focused only on extinguishment,
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atthaṁ gacchanti āsavā.
their defilements come to an end.
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Porāṇametaṁ atula,
It’s always been this way, Atula,
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netaṁ ajjatanāmiva;
it’s not just today.
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Nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṁ,
They blame you when you’re silent,
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nindanti bahubhāṇinaṁ;
they blame you when you speak a lot,
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Mitabhāṇimpi nindanti,
and even when you speak just right:
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natthi loke anindito.
no-one in the world escapes blame.
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Na cāhu na ca bhavissati,
There never was, nor will be,
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na cetarahi vijjati;
nor is there today,
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Ekantaṁ nindito poso,
someone who is wholly praised
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ekantaṁ vā pasaṁsito.
or wholly blamed.
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Yañce viññū pasaṁsanti,
If, after watching them day in day out,
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anuvicca suve suve;
discerning people praise
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Acchiddavuttiṁ medhāviṁ,
that sage of impeccable conduct,
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paññāsīlasamāhitaṁ.
endowed with ethics and wisdom;
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Nikkhaṁ jambonadasseva,
like a pendant of Black Plum River gold,
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ko taṁ ninditumarahati;
who is worthy to criticize them?
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Devāpi naṁ pasaṁsanti,
Even the gods praise them,
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brahmunāpi pasaṁsito.
and by the Divinity, too, they’re praised.
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Kāyappakopaṁ rakkheyya,
Guard against ill-tempered deeds,
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kāyena saṁvuto siyā;
be restrained in body.
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Kāyaduccaritaṁ hitvā,
Giving up bad bodily conduct,
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kāyena sucaritaṁ care.
conduct yourself well in body.
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Vacīpakopaṁ rakkheyya,
Guard against ill-tempered words,
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vācāya saṁvuto siyā;
be restrained in speech.
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Vacīduccaritaṁ hitvā,
Giving up bad verbal conduct,
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vācāya sucaritaṁ care.
conduct yourself well in speech.
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Manopakopaṁ rakkheyya,
Guard against ill-tempered thoughts,
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manasā saṁvuto siyā;
be restrained in mind.
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Manoduccaritaṁ hitvā,
Giving up bad mental conduct,
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manasā sucaritaṁ care.
conduct yourself well in mind.
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Kāyena saṁvutā dhīrā,
An attentive one is restrained in body
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atho vācāya saṁvutā;
restrained also in speech,
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Manasā saṁvutā dhīrā,
in thought, too, they are restrained:
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te ve suparisaṁvutā.
they are restrained in every way.
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Kodhavaggo sattarasamo.
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