THE DHAMMAPADA

A Collection of Verses Being One of the Canonical Books of the Buddhists

Translated from Pali by F. Max Muller

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[Note: The introduction, notes and index have been omitted.]

CONTENTS

DHAMMAPADA


Chapter I.   The Twin-Verses

Chapter II.   On Earnestness

Chapter III.   Thought

Chapter IV.   Flowers

Chapter V.   The Fool

Chapter VI.   The Wise Man (Pandita)

Chapter VII.   The Venerable (Arhat).

Chapter VIII.   The Thousands

Chapter IX.   Evil

Chapter X.   Punishment

Chapter XI.   Old Age

Chapter XII.   Self

Chapter XIII.   The World

Chapter XIV.   The Buddha (The Awakened)

Chapter XV.   Happiness

Chapter XVI.   Pleasure

Chapter XVII.   Anger

Chapter XVIII.   Impurity

Chapter XIX.   The Just

Chapter XX.   The Way

Chapter XXI.   Miscellaneous

Chapter XXII.   The Downward Course

Chapter XXIII.     The Elephant

Chapter XXIV.   Thirst

Chapter XXV.   The Bhikshu (Mendicant)

Chapter XXVI.   The Brahmana (Arhat)

DHAMMAPADA

Chapter I. The Twin-Verses

1. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him, as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage.

2. All that we are is the result of what we have thought: it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.

3. "He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,"—in those who harbour such thoughts hatred will never cease.

4. "He abused me, he beat me, he defeated me, he robbed me,"—in those who do not harbour such thoughts hatred will cease.

5. For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.

6. The world does not know that we must all come to an end here;—but those who know it, their quarrels cease at once.

7. He who lives looking for pleasures only, his senses uncontrolled, immoderate in his food, idle, and weak, Mara (the tempter) will certainly overthrow him, as the wind throws down a weak tree.

8. He who lives without looking for pleasures, his senses well controlled, moderate in his food, faithful and strong, him Mara will certainly not overthrow, any more than the wind throws down a rocky mountain.

9. He who wishes to put on the yellow dress without having cleansed himself from sin, who disregards temperance and truth, is unworthy of the yellow dress.

10. But he who has cleansed himself from sin, is well grounded in all virtues, and regards also temperance and truth, he is indeed worthy of the yellow dress.

11. They who imagine truth in untruth, and see untruth in truth, never arrive at truth, but follow vain desires.

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