---
title: "The Dhammapada · Dhammapada"
author: "The Buddha"
translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato"
title_ru: "Дхаммапада"
author_ru: "Будда"
languages: [pi, en]
shelf: "Pali Canon"
section: 25 of 26
url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/25/
cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, The Dhammapada · Dhammapada, section 25. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/25/"
---

# The Dhammapada · Dhammapada

*The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato*

Russian: Дхаммапада, Будда

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.

> 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.

## 25. Mendicants · Dhp 360–382

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/25/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-dhammapada/25/#p-N

[¶0] Dhp 360

> Pali: Dhp 360 · Pañcabhikkhuvatthu

[¶1] Restraint of the eye is good;
good is restraint of the ear;
restraint of the nose is good;
good is restraint of the tongue.

> Pali: Cakkhunā saṁvaro sādhu,
sādhu sotena saṁvaro;
Ghānena saṁvaro sādhu,
sādhu jivhāya saṁvaro.

[¶2] Dhp 361

> Pali: Dhp 361

[¶3] Restraint of the body is good;
good is restraint of speech;
restraint of mind is good;
everywhere, restraint is good.
The mendicant restrained everywhere
is released from all suffering.

> Pali: Kāyena saṁvaro sādhu,
sādhu vācāya saṁvaro;
Manasā saṁvaro sādhu,
sādhu sabbattha saṁvaro;
Sabbattha saṁvuto bhikkhu,
sabbadukkhā pamuccati.

[¶4] Dhp 362

> Pali: Dhp 362 · Haṁsaghātakabhikkhuvatthu

[¶5] One restrained in hand and foot,
and in speech, the supreme restraint;
happy inside, serene,
solitary, content, I call a mendicant.

> Pali: Hatthasaṁyato pādasaṁyato,
Vācāsaṁyato saṁyatuttamo;
Ajjhattarato samāhito,
Eko santusito tamāhu bhikkhuṁ.

[¶6] Dhp 363

> Pali: Dhp 363 · Kokālikavatthu

[¶7] When a mendicant of restrained mouth,
thoughtful in counsel, not restless,
explains the text and its meaning,
their words are sweet.

> Pali: Yo mukhasaṁyato bhikkhu,
mantabhāṇī anuddhato;
Atthaṁ dhammañca dīpeti,
madhuraṁ tassa bhāsitaṁ.

[¶8] Dhp 364

> Pali: Dhp 364 · Dhammārāmattheravatthu

[¶9] Delighting in the teaching, enjoying the teaching,
contemplating the teaching,
a mendicant who recollects the teaching
doesn’t fall away from the true teaching.

> Pali: Dhammārāmo dhammarato,
dhammaṁ anuvicintayaṁ;
Dhammaṁ anussaraṁ bhikkhu,
saddhammā na parihāyati.

[¶10] Dhp 365

> Pali: Dhp 365 · Vipakkhasevakabhikkhuvatthu

[¶11] A well-off mendicant ought not look down
on others, nor should they be envious.
A mendicant who envies others
does not achieve immersion.

> Pali: Salābhaṁ nātimaññeyya,
nāññesaṁ pihayaṁ care;
Aññesaṁ pihayaṁ bhikkhu,
samādhiṁ nādhigacchati.

[¶12] Dhp 366

> Pali: Dhp 366

[¶13] If a mendicant is poor in offerings,
the well-to-do ought not look down on them.
For the gods indeed praise them,
who are tireless and pure of livelihood.

> Pali: Appalābhopi ce bhikkhu,
salābhaṁ nātimaññati;
Taṁ ve devā pasaṁsanti,
suddhājīviṁ atanditaṁ.

[¶14] Dhp 367

> Pali: Dhp 367 · Pañcaggadāyakabrāhmaṇavatthu

[¶15] One who has no sense of ownership
in the whole realm of name and form,
who does not grieve for that which is not,
is said to be a mendicant.

> Pali: Sabbaso nāmarūpasmiṁ,
yassa natthi mamāyitaṁ;
Asatā ca na socati,
sa ve “bhikkhū”ti vuccati.

[¶16] Dhp 368

> Pali: Dhp 368 · Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu

[¶17] A mendicant who meditates on love,
devoted to the Buddha’s teaching,
would realize the peaceful state,
the blissful stilling of conditions.

> Pali: Mettāvihārī yo bhikkhu,
pasanno buddhasāsane;
Adhigacche padaṁ santaṁ,
saṅkhārūpasamaṁ sukhaṁ.

[¶18] Dhp 369

> Pali: Dhp 369

[¶19] Bail out this boat, mendicant!
When bailed out it will float lightly.
Having cut off desire and hate,
you shall reach extinguishment.

> Pali: Siñca bhikkhu imaṁ nāvaṁ,
sittā te lahumessati;
Chetvā rāgañca dosañca,
tato nibbānamehisi.

[¶20] Dhp 370

> Pali: Dhp 370

[¶21] Five to cut, five to drop,
and five more to develop.
When a mendicant slips five chains
they’re said to have crossed the flood.

> Pali: Pañca chinde pañca jahe,
pañca cuttari bhāvaye;
Pañca saṅgātigo bhikkhu,
“oghatiṇṇo”ti vuccati.

[¶22] Dhp 371

> Pali: Dhp 371

[¶23] Practice absorption, don’t be negligent!
Don’t let the mind delight in the senses!
Don’t heedlessly swallow a hot iron ball!
And when it burns, don’t cry, “Oh, the pain!”

> Pali: Jhāya bhikkhu mā pamādo,
Mā te kāmaguṇe ramessu cittaṁ;
Mā lohaguḷaṁ gilī pamatto,
Mā kandi “dukkhamidan”ti dayhamāno.

[¶24] Dhp 372

> Pali: Dhp 372

[¶25] No absorption for one without wisdom,
no wisdom for one without absorption.
But one with absorption and wisdom—
they have truly drawn near to extinguishment.

> Pali: Natthi jhānaṁ apaññassa,
paññā natthi ajhāyato;
Yamhi jhānañca paññā ca,
sa ve nibbānasantike.

[¶26] Dhp 373

> Pali: Dhp 373

[¶27] A mendicant who enters an empty hut
with mind at peace
finds a superhuman delight
as they rightly discern the Dhamma.

> Pali: Suññāgāraṁ paviṭṭhassa,
santacittassa bhikkhuno;
Amānusī rati hoti,
sammā dhammaṁ vipassato.

[¶28] Dhp 374

> Pali: Dhp 374

[¶29] Whenever they are mindful
of the rise and fall of the aggregates,
they feel rapture and joy:
that is freedom from death for one who knows.

> Pali: Yato yato sammasati,
khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ;
Labhatī pītipāmojjaṁ,
amataṁ taṁ vijānataṁ.

[¶30] Dhp 375

> Pali: Dhp 375

[¶31] This is the very start of the path
for a wise mendicant here:
guarding the senses, contentment,
and restraint in the monastic code.

> Pali: Tatrāyamādi bhavati,
idha paññassa bhikkhuno;
Indriyagutti santuṭṭhi,
pātimokkhe ca saṁvaro.

[¶32] Dhp 376

> Pali: Dhp 376

[¶33] Mix with spiritual friends,
who are tireless and pure of livelihood.
Share what you have with others,
being skillful in your conduct.
And when you’re full of joy,
you’ll make an end to suffering.

> Pali: Mitte bhajassu kalyāṇe,
suddhājīve atandite;
Paṭisanthāravutyassa,
ācārakusalo siyā;
Tato pāmojjabahulo,
dukkhassantaṁ karissati.

[¶34] Dhp 377

> Pali: Dhp 377 · Pañcasatabhikkhuvatthu

[¶35] As a jasmine sheds
its withered flowers,
O mendicants,
shed greed and hate.

> Pali: Vassikā viya pupphāni,
maddavāni pamuñcati;
Evaṁ rāgañca dosañca,
vippamuñcetha bhikkhavo.

[¶36] Dhp 378

> Pali: Dhp 378 · Santakāyattheravatthu

[¶37] Calm in body, calm in speech,
peaceful and serene;
a mendicant who’s spat out the world’s bait
is said to be one at peace.

> Pali: Santakāyo santavāco,
santavā susamāhito;
Vantalokāmiso bhikkhu,
“upasanto”ti vuccati.

[¶38] Dhp 379

> Pali: Dhp 379 · Naṅgalakulattheravatthu

[¶39] Urge yourself on,
reflect on yourself.
A mendicant self-controlled and mindful
will always dwell in happiness.

> Pali: Attanā codayattānaṁ,
paṭimaṁsetha attanā;
So attagutto satimā,
sukhaṁ bhikkhu vihāhisi.

[¶40] Dhp 380

> Pali: Dhp 380

[¶41] Self is indeed the lord of self,
for who else would be one’s lord?
Self is indeed the home of self,
so restrain yourself,
as a merchant his thoroughbred steed.

> Pali: Attā hi attano nātho,
ko hi nātho paro siyā;
Attā hi attano gati,
tasmā saṁyamamattānaṁ;
Assaṁ bhadraṁva vāṇijo.

[¶42] Dhp 381

> Pali: Dhp 381 · Vakkalittheravatthu

[¶43] A monk full of joy
trusting in the Buddha’s teaching,
would realize the peaceful state,
the blissful stilling of conditions.

> Pali: Pāmojjabahulo bhikkhu,
pasanno buddhasāsane;
Adhigacche padaṁ santaṁ,
saṅkhārūpasamaṁ sukhaṁ.

[¶44] Dhp 382

> Pali: Dhp 382 · Sumanasāmaṇeravatthu

[¶45] A young mendicant
devoted to the Buddha’s teaching,
shines upon this world,
like the moon freed from clouds.

> Pali: Yo have daharo bhikkhu,
yuñjati buddhasāsane;
Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,
abbhā muttova candimā.

[¶46] > Pali: Bhikkhuvaggo pañcavīsatimo.