Dhammapada - Chapter 14: Buddhavagga - The Buddha

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

179 Yassa jitaṃ nāvajīyati,
Jitaṃ yassa noyāti koci loke;
Taṃ buddhamanantagocaraṃ,
Apadaṃ kena padena nessatha.

180 Yassa jālinī visattikā,
Taṇhā natthi kuhiñci netave;
Taṃ buddhamanantagocaraṃ,
Apadaṃ kena padena nessatha.

181 Ye jhānapasutā dhīrā,
nekkhammūpasame ratā;
Devāpi tesaṃ pihayanti,
sambuddhānaṃ satīmataṃ.

182 Kiccho manussapaṭilābho,
kicchaṃ maccāna jīvitaṃ;
Kicchaṃ saddhammassavanaṃ,
kiccho buddhānamuppādo.

183 Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṃ,
kusalassa upasampadā;
Sacittapariyodapanaṃ,
etaṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ.

184 Khantī paramaṃ tapo titikkhā,
Nibbānaṃ paramaṃ vadanti buddhā;
Na hi pabbajito parūpaghātī,
Na samaṇo hoti paraṃ viheṭhayanto.

185 Anūpavādo anūpaghāto,
Pātimokkhe ca saṃvaro;
Mattaññutā ca bhattasmiṃ,
Pantañca sayanāsanaṃ;
Adhicitte ca āyogo,
Etaṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ.

186 Na kahāpaṇavassena,
titti kāmesu vijjati;
Appassādā dukhā kāmā,
iti viññāya paṇḍito.

187 Api dibbesu kāmesu,
ratiṃ so nādhigacchati;
Taṇhakkhayarato hoti,
sammāsambuddhasāvako.


188 Bahuṃ ve saraṇaṃ yanti,
pabbatāni vanāni ca;
Ārāmarukkhacetyāni,
manussā bhayatajjitā.

189 Netaṃ kho saraṇaṃ khemaṃ,
netaṃ saraṇamuttamaṃ;
Netaṃ saraṇamāgamma,
sabbadukkhā pamuccati.

190 Yo ca buddhañca dhammañca,
sanghañca saraṇaṃ gato;
Cattāri ariyasaccāni,
sammappaññāya passati.

191 Dukkhaṃ dukkhasamuppādaṃ,
dukkhassa ca atikkamaṃ;
Ariyaṃ caṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ,
dukkhūpasamagāminaṃ.


192 Etaṃ kho saraṇaṃ khemaṃ,
etaṃ saraṇamuttamaṃ;
Etaṃ saraṇamāgamma,
sabbadukkhā pamuccati.

193 Dullabho purisājañño,
na so sabbattha jāyati;
Yattha so jāyati dhīro,
taṃ kulaṃ sukhamedhati.

194 Sukho buddhānamuppādo,
sukhā saddhammadesanā;
Sukhā sanghassa sāmaggī,
samaggānaṃ tapo sukho.

195 Pūjārahe pūjayato,
buddhe yadi va sāvake;
Papañcasamatikkante,
tiṇṇasokapariddave.

196 Te tādise pūjayato,
nibbute akutobhaye;
Na sakkā puññaṃ sankhātuṃ,
imettamapi kenaci.

Buddhavaggo cuddasamo.

Paṭhamabhāṇavāraṃ.