Dhammapada - Chapter 25: Bhikkhuvagga - The Monk

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

360 Cakkhunā saṃvaro sādhu,
sādhu sotena saṃvaro;
Ghānena saṃvaro sādhu,
sādhu jivhāya saṃvaro.

361 Kāyena saṃvaro sādhu,
sādhu vācāya saṃvaro;
Manasā saṃvaro sādhu,
sādhu sabbattha saṃvaro;
Sabbattha saṃvuto bhikkhu,
sabbadukkhā pamuccati.

362 Hatthasaṃyato pādasaṃyato,
Vācāsaṃyato saṃyatuttamo;
Ajjhattarato samāhito,
Eko santusito tamāhu bhikkhuṃ.

363 Yo mukhasaṃyato bhikkhu,
mantabhāṇī anuddhato;
Atthaṃ dhammañca dīpeti,
madhuraṃ tassa bhāsitaṃ.

364 Dhammārāmo dhammarato,
dhammaṃ anuvicintayaṃ;
Dhammaṃ anussaraṃ bhikkhu,
saddhammā na parihāyati.

365 Salābhaṃ nātimaññeyya,
nāññesaṃ pihayaṃ care;
Aññesaṃ pihayaṃ bhikkhu,
samādhiṃ nādhigacchati.

366 Appalābhopi ce bhikkhu,
salābhaṃ nātimaññati;
Taṃ ve devā pasaṃsanti,
suddhājīviṃ atanditaṃ.

367 Sabbaso nāmarūpasmiṃ,
yassa natthi mamāyitaṃ;
Asatā ca na socati,
sa ve "bhikkhū"ti vuccati.

368 Mettāvihārī yo bhikkhu,
pasanno buddhasāsane;
Adhigacche padaṃ santaṃ,
sankhārūpasamaṃ sukhaṃ.

369 Siñca bhikkhu imaṃ nāvaṃ,
sittā te lahumessati;
Chetvā rāgañca dosañca,
tato nibbānamehisi.

370 Pañca chinde pañca jahe,
pañca cuttari bhāvaye;
Pañca sangātigo bhikkhu,
"oghatiṇṇo"ti vuccati.

371 Jhāya bhikkhu mā pamādo,
Mā te kāmaguṇe ramessu cittaṃ;
Mā lohaguḷaṃ gilī pamatto,
Mā kandi "dukkhamidan"ti dayhamāno.

372 Natthi jhānaṃ apaññassa,
paññā natthi ajhāyato;
Yamhi jhānañca paññā ca,
sa ve nibbānasantike.

373 Suññāgāraṃ paviṭṭhassa,
santacittassa bhikkhuno;
Amānusī rati hoti,
sammā dhammaṃ vipassato.

374 Yato yato sammasati,
khandhānaṃ udayabbayaṃ;
Labhatī pītipāmojjaṃ,
amataṃ taṃ vijānataṃ.

375 Tatrāyamādi bhavati,
idha paññassa bhikkhuno;
Indriyagutti santuṭṭhi,
pātimokkhe ca saṃvaro.

376 Mitte bhajassu kalyāṇe,
suddhājīve atandite;
Paṭisanthāravutyassa,
ācārakusalo siyā;
Tato pāmojjabahulo,
dukkhassantaṃ karissati.

377 Vassikā viya pupphāni,
maddavāni pamuñcati;
Evaṃ rāgañca dosañca,
vippamuñcetha bhikkhavo.

378 Santakāyo santavāco,
santavā susamāhito;
Vantalokāmiso bhikkhu,
"upasanto"ti vuccati.

379 Attanā codayattānaṃ,
paṭimaṃsetha attanā;
So attagutto satimā,
sukhaṃ bhikkhu vihāhisi.

380 Attā hi attano nātho,
ko hi nātho paro siyā;
Attā hi attano gati,
tasmā saṃyamamattānaṃ;
Assaṃ bhadraṃva vāṇijo.

381 Pāmojjabahulo bhikkhu,
pasanno buddhasāsane;
Adhigacche padaṃ santaṃ,
sankhārūpasamaṃ sukhaṃ.

382 Yo have daharo bhikkhu,
yuñjati buddhasāsane;
Somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti,
abbhā muttova candimā.

Bhikkhuvaggo pañcavīsatimo.