SCRIPTURA

Pali Canon

The Dhammapada · Dhammapada

The Buddha

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

The 423 verses of the Path of the Teaching, in twenty-six chapters: the pairs, vigilance, the mind, flowers, the fool, the wise, the brahmin.

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  • Pali: the Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka (Buddha Jayanti edition, 2500), from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0).
  • English: Bhikkhu Sujato, from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). Notes are not included.
  • Rows follow the segment numbers the two texts share, gathered into paragraphs; verse keeps its lines.

Contents · 26

  1. 1Pairs · Dhp 1–20
  2. 2Diligence · Dhp 21–32
  3. 3The Mind · Dhp 33–43
  4. 4Flowers · Dhp 44–59
  5. 5The Fool · Dhp 60–75
  6. 6The Astute · Dhp 76–89
  7. 7The Perfected Ones · Dhp 90–99
  8. 8The Thousands · Dhp 100–115
  9. 9Wickedness · Dhp 116–128
  10. 10The Rod · Dhp 129–145
  11. 11Old Age · Dhp 146–156
  12. 12The Self · Dhp 157–166
  13. 13The World · Dhp 167–178
  14. 14The Buddhas · Dhp 179–196
  15. 15Happiness · Dhp 197–207
  16. 16The Beloved · Dhp 209–220
  17. 17Anger · Dhp 221–234
  18. 18Stains · Dhp 235–255
  19. 19The Just · Dhp 256–272
  20. 20The Path · Dhp 273–289
  21. 21Miscellaneous · Dhp 290–305
  22. 22Hell · Dhp 306–319
  23. 23Elephants · Dhp 320–333
  24. 24Craving · Dhp 334–359
  25. 25Mendicants · Dhp 360–382
  26. 26Brahmins · Dhp 383–422