Dhammapada - Chapter 17: Kodhavagga - Anger
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
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Kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ,
Saṃyojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya;
Taṃ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṃ,
Akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti dukkhā.
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Yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ,
rathaṃ bhantaṃva vāraye;
Tamahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi,
rasmiggāho itaro jano.
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Akkodhena jine kodhaṃ,
asādhuṃ sādhunā jine;
Jine kadariyaṃ dānena,
saccenālikavādinaṃ.
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Saccaṃ bhaṇe na kujjheyya,
dajjā appampi yācito;
Etehi tīhi ṭhānehi,
gacche devāna santike.
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Ahiṃsakā ye munayo,
niccaṃ kāyena saṃvutā;
Te yanti accutaṃ ṭhānaṃ,
yattha gantvā na socare.
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Sadā jāgaramānānaṃ,
ahorattānusikkhinaṃ;
Nibbānaṃ adhimuttānaṃ,
atthaṃ gacchanti āsavā.
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Porāṇametaṃ atula,
netaṃ ajjatanāmiva;
Nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṃ,
nindanti bahubhāṇinaṃ;
Mitabhāṇimpi nindanti,
natthi loke anindito.
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Na cāhu na ca bhavissati,
na cetarahi vijjati;
Ekantaṃ nindito poso,
ekantaṃ vā pasaṃsito.
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Yañce viññū pasaṃsanti,
anuvicca suve suve;
Acchiddavuttiṃ medhāviṃ,
paññāsīlasamāhitaṃ.
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Nikkhaṃ jambonadasseva,
ko taṃ ninditumarahati;
Devāpi naṃ pasaṃsanti,
brahmunāpi pasaṃsito.
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Kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya,
kāyena saṃvuto siyā;
Kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā,
kāyena sucaritaṃ care.
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Vacīpakopaṃ rakkheyya,
vācāya saṃvuto siyā;
Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā,
vācāya sucaritaṃ care.
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Manopakopaṃ rakkheyya,
manasā saṃvuto siyā;
Manoduccaritaṃ hitvā,
manasā sucaritaṃ care.
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Kāyena saṃvutā dhīrā,
atho vācāya saṃvutā;
Manasā saṃvutā dhīrā,
te ve suparisaṃvutā.
Kodhavaggo sattarasamo.