Dhp 179
Dhp 179 · Māradhītaravatthu
He whose victory may not be undone,a victory unrivaled in all the world;by what track would you trace that Buddha,who leaves no track in his infinite range?
Yassa jitaṁ nāvajīyati,Jitaṁ yassa noyāti koci loke;Taṁ buddhamanantagocaraṁ,Apadaṁ kena padena nessatha.
Of craving, the weaver, the clinger, he has none:so where can he be traced?By what track would you trace that Buddha,who leaves no track in his infinite range?
Yassa jālinī visattikā,Taṇhā natthi kuhiñci netave;Taṁ buddhamanantagocaraṁ,Apadaṁ kena padena nessatha.
Dhp 181
Dhp 181 · Devorohaṇavatthu
The attentive intent on absorption,who love the peace of renunciation,the Buddhas, ever mindful,are envied by even the gods.
Ye jhānapasutā dhīrā,nekkhammūpasame ratā;Devāpi tesaṁ pihayanti,sambuddhānaṁ satīmataṁ.
Dhp 182
Dhp 182 · Erakapattanāgarājavatthu
It’s hard to gain a human birth;the life of mortals is hard;it’s hard to hear the true teaching;the arising of Buddhas is hard.
Kiccho manussapaṭilābho,kicchaṁ maccāna jīvitaṁ;Kicchaṁ saddhammassavanaṁ,kiccho buddhānamuppādo.
Dhp 183
Dhp 183 · Ānandattherapañhavatthu
Not to do any evil;to embrace the good;to purify one’s mind:this is the instruction of the Buddhas.
Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṁ,kusalassa upasampadā;Sacittapariyodapanaṁ,etaṁ buddhāna sāsanaṁ.
Patient acceptance is the ultimate fervor.Extinguishment is the ultimate, say the Buddhas.No true renunciate injures another,nor does an ascetic hurt another.
Khantī paramaṁ tapo titikkhā,Nibbānaṁ paramaṁ vadanti buddhā;Na hi pabbajito parūpaghātī,Na samaṇo hoti paraṁ viheṭhayanto.
Not speaking ill nor doing harm;restraint in the monastic code;moderation in eating;staying in remote lodgings;commitment to the higher mind—this is the instruction of the Buddhas.
Anūpavādo anūpaghāto,Pātimokkhe ca saṁvaro;Mattaññutā ca bhattasmiṁ,Pantañca sayanāsanaṁ;Adhicitte ca āyogo,Etaṁ buddhāna sāsanaṁ.
Dhp 186
Dhp 186 · Anabhiratabhikkhuvatthu
Even if it were raining money,you’d not be sated in sensual pleasures.An astute person understands that sensual pleasuresoffer little gratification and much suffering.
Na kahāpaṇavassena,titti kāmesu vijjati;Appassādā dukhā kāmā,iti viññāya paṇḍito.
Thus they find no delighteven in celestial pleasures.A disciple of the fully awakened Buddhadelights in the ending of craving.
Api dibbesu kāmesu,ratiṁ so nādhigacchati;Taṇhakkhayarato hoti,sammāsambuddhasāvako.
Dhp 188
Dhp 188 · Aggidattabrāhmaṇavatthu
So many go for refugeto mountains and forest groves,to shrines in tended parks;those people are driven by fear.
Bahuṁ ve saraṇaṁ yanti,pabbatāni vanāni ca;Ārāmarukkhacetyāni,manussā bhayatajjitā.
But such refuge is no sanctuary,it is no supreme refuge.By going to that refuge,you’re not released from all suffering.
Netaṁ kho saraṇaṁ khemaṁ,netaṁ saraṇamuttamaṁ;Netaṁ saraṇamāgamma,sabbadukkhā pamuccati.
One gone for refuge to the Buddha,to his teaching and to the Saṅgha,sees the four noble truthswith right understanding:
Yo ca buddhañca dhammañca,saṅghañca saraṇaṁ gato;Cattāri ariyasaccāni,sammappaññāya passati.
suffering, suffering’s origin,suffering’s transcendence,and the noble eightfold paththat leads to the stilling of suffering.
Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ,dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ;Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ,dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ.
Such refuge is a sanctuary,it is the supreme refuge.By going to that refuge,you’re released from all suffering.
Etaṁ kho saraṇaṁ khemaṁ,etaṁ saraṇamuttamaṁ;Etaṁ saraṇamāgamma,sabbadukkhā pamuccati.
Dhp 193
Dhp 193 · Ānandattherapañhavatthu
It’s hard to find a thoroughbred man:they’re not born just anywhere.A family where that attentive one is bornprospers in happiness.
Dullabho purisājañño,na so sabbattha jāyati;Yattha so jāyati dhīro,taṁ kulaṁ sukhamedhati.
Dhp 194
Dhp 194 · Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu
Happy, the arising of Buddhas!Happy, the teaching of Dhamma!Happy is the harmony of the Saṅgha,and the striving of the harmonious is happy.
Sukho buddhānamuppādo,sukhā saddhammadesanā;Sukhā saṅghassa sāmaggī,samaggānaṁ tapo sukho.
Dhp 195
Dhp 195 · Kassapadasabalassasuvaṇṇacetiyavatthu
When a person venerates the worthy—the Buddha or his disciple,who have transcended proliferation,and have left behind grief and lamentation,
Pūjārahe pūjayato,buddhe yadi va sāvake;Papañcasamatikkante,tiṇṇasokapariddave.
quenched, fearing nothing from any quarter—the merit of one venerating such as these,cannot be calculated by anyone,saying it is just this much.
Te tādise pūjayato,nibbute akutobhaye;Na sakkā puññaṁ saṅkhātuṁ,imettamapi kenaci.
Buddhavaggo cuddasamo.
Paṭhamabhāṇavāraṁ.