Dhammapada - Chapter 12: Attavagga - The Self

157 Attānañce piyaṃ jaññā,
rakkheyya naṃ surakkhitaṃ;
Tiṇṇaṃ aññataraṃ yāmaṃ,
paṭijaggeyya paṇḍito.

158 Attānameva paṭhamaṃ,
patirūpe nivesaye;
Athaññamanusāseyya,
na kilisseyya paṇḍito.

159 Attānañce tathā kayirā,
yathāññamanusāsati;
Sudanto vata dametha,
attā hi kira duddamo.

160 Attā hi attano nātho,
ko hi nātho paro siyā;
Attanā hi sudantena,
nāthaṃ labhati dullabhaṃ.

161 Attanā hi kataṃ pāpaṃ,
Attajaṃ attasambhavaṃ;
Abhimatthati dummedhaṃ,
Vajiraṃvasmamayaṃ maṇiṃ.

162 Yassa accantadussilyaṃ,
māluvā sālamivotthataṃ;
Karoti so tathattānaṃ,
yathā naṃ icchatī diso.

163 Sukarāni asādhūni,
attano ahitāni ca;
Yaṃ ve hitañca sādhuñca,
taṃ ve paramadukkaraṃ.

164 Yo sāsanaṃ arahataṃ,
ariyānaṃ dhammajīvinaṃ;
Paṭikkosati dummedho,
diṭṭhiṃ nissāya pāpikaṃ;
Phalāni kaṭṭhakasseva,
attaghātāya phallati.

165 Attanā hi kataṃ pāpaṃ,
attanā sankilissati;
Attanā akataṃ pāpaṃ,
attanāva visujjhati;
Suddhī asuddhi paccattaṃ,
nāñño aññaṃ visodhaye.

166 Attadatthaṃ paratthena,
bahunāpi na hāpaye;
Attadatthamabhiññāya,
sadatthapasuto siyā.

Attavaggo dvādasamo.