Dhammapada

Bhikkhuvagga ⧸ The Mendicant

  1. Cakkhunā saṃvaro sādhu sādhu sotena saṃvarRestraint with the eye is good,
  2. Kāyena saṃvaro sādhu sādhu vācāya saṃvarRestraint with the body is good,
  3. Hattha saññato pādasaññatHands restrained,
  4. Yo mukhasaññato bhikkhu mantabhāṇī anuddhatA monk restrained in his speaking,
  5. Dhammārāmo dhammarato dhammaṃ anuvicintayaDhamma his dwelling,
  6. Salābhaṃ nātimaññeyya nāññesaṃ pihayaṃ car Gains:
  7. Appalābho pi ce bhikkhu salābhaṃ nātimaññati \Even if he gets next to nothing,
  8. Sabbaso nāmarūpasmiṃ yassa natthi mamāyitaFor whom, in name & form
  9. Mettāvihārī yo bhikkhū pasanno buddhasāsanDwelling in kindness, a monk
  10. Siñca bhikkhu imaṃ nāvaṃ sittā te lahumessatMonk, bail out this boat.
  11. Pañca chinde pañca jahe pañca cuttari bhāvayCut through five,
  12. Jhāya bhikkhu mā ca pāmadPractice jhana, monk,
  13. Natthi jhānaṃ apaññassa paññā natthi ajhāyat Theres no jhana
  14. Suññāgāraṃ paviṭṭhassa santacittassa bhikkhunA monk with his mind at peace,
  15. Yato yato sammasati khandhānaṃ udayabbayaHowever it is,
  16. Tatrāyamādi bhavati idha paññassa bhikkhunHere the first things
  17. Mitte bhajassu kalyāṇe suddhājīve atanditHe should associate with admirable friends.
  18. Vassikā viya pupphāni maddavāni pamuñcatShed passion
  19. Santakāyo santavāco santavā susamāhitCalmed in body,
  20. Attanā vodayattānaṃ paṭimāse ttamattanYou yourself should reprove yourself,
  21. Attā hi attano nātho attā hi attano gatYour own self is
  22. Pāmojjabahulo bhikkhu pasanno buddhasāsanA monk with a manifold joy,
  23. Yo have daharo bhikkhu yuñjati buddhasāsanA young monk who strives

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