Dhammapada Verses 183-185: The Teaching of the Buddhas

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 183
sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṃ, kusalassa upasampadā.
sacittapariyodapanaṃ, etaṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ.

Verse 184
khantī paramaṃ tapo titikkhā, nibbānaṃ paramaṃ vadanti buddhā.
na hi pabbajito parūpaghātī, na samaṇo hoti paraṃ viheṭhayanto.

Verse 185
anūpavādo anūpaghāto, pātimokkhe ca saṃvaro.
mattaññutā ca bhattasmiṃ, pantañca sayanāsanaṃ.
adhicitte ca āyogo, etaṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 183
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one’s mind—this is the teaching of the Buddhas.

Verse 184
Enduring patience is the highest austerity. “Nibbana is supreme,” say the Buddhas. He is not a true monk who harms another, nor a true renunciate who oppresses others.

Verse 185
Not despising, not harming, restraint according to the code of monastic discipline, moderation in food, dwelling in solitude, devotion to meditation—this is the teaching of the Buddhas.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp179-196/en/buddharakkhita#183

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