Dhp 383
Dhp 383 · Pasādabahulabrāhmaṇavatthu
Cut the stream, striving!Cast aside sensual pleasures, brahmin.Knowing the ending of conditions,know the uncreated, brahmin.
Chinda sotaṁ parakkamma,kāme panuda brāhmaṇa;Saṅkhārānaṁ khayaṁ ñatvā,akataññūsi brāhmaṇa.
Dhp 384
Dhp 384 · Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu
When a brahmin has gone beyonddualistic phenomena,then they consciouslymake an end of all fetters.
Yadā dvayesu dhammesu,pāragū hoti brāhmaṇo;Athassa sabbe saṁyogā,atthaṁ gacchanti jānato.
Dhp 385
Dhp 385 · Māravatthu
One for whom there is no crossing overor crossing back, or crossing over and back;stress-free, detached,that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yassa pāraṁ apāraṁ vā,pārāpāraṁ na vijjati;Vītaddaraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 386
Dhp 386 · Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu
Absorbed, rid of hopes,their task completed, without defilements,arrived at the highest goal:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Jhāyiṁ virajamāsīnaṁ,katakiccamanāsavaṁ;Uttamatthamanuppattaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 387
Dhp 387 · Ānandattheravatthu
The sun blazes by day,the moon radiates at night,the aristocrat shines in armor,and the brahmin shines in absorption.But all day and all night,the Buddha blazes with glory.
Divā tapati ādicco,rattimābhāti candimā;Sannaddho khattiyo tapati,jhāyī tapati brāhmaṇo;Atha sabbamahorattiṁ,buddho tapati tejasā.
Dhp 388
Dhp 388 · Aññatarabrāhmaṇapabbajitavatthu
A brahmin’s so-called <j>since they’ve banished evil,an ascetic’s so-called <j>since they live a serene life.One who has renounced all stainsis said to be a “renunciant”.
Bāhitapāpoti brāhmaṇo,Samacariyā samaṇoti vuccati;Pabbājayamattano malaṁ,Tasmā “pabbajito”ti vuccati.
Dhp 389
Dhp 389 · Sāriputtattheravatthu
One should never strike a brahmin,nor should a brahmin retaliate.Woe to the one who hurts a brahmin,and woe for the one who retaliates.
Na brāhmaṇassa pahareyya,nāssa muñcetha brāhmaṇo;Dhī brāhmaṇassa hantāraṁ,tato dhī yassa muñcati.
Nothing is better for a brahminthan to hold their mind back from attachment.From wherever a cruel wish recoils,right there suffering subsides.
Na brāhmaṇassetadakiñci seyyo,Yadā nisedho manaso piyehi;Yato yato hiṁsamano nivattati,Tato tato sammatimeva dukkhaṁ.
Dhp 391
Dhp 391 · Mahāpajāpatigotamīvatthu
Who does nothing wrongby body, speech or mind,restrained in these three respects,that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yassa kāyena vācāya,manasā natthi dukkaṭaṁ;Saṁvutaṁ tīhi ṭhānehi,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 392
Dhp 392 · Sāriputtattheravatthu
You should graciously honorthe one from whom you learn the Dhammataught by the awakened Buddha,as a brahmin honors the sacred flame.
Yamhā dhammaṁ vijāneyya,sammāsambuddhadesitaṁ;Sakkaccaṁ taṁ namasseyya,aggihuttaṁva brāhmaṇo.
Dhp 393
Dhp 393 · Jaṭilabrāhmaṇavatthu
Not by matted hair or family,or birth is one a brahmin.Those who are truthful and principled:they are pure, they are brahmins.
Na jaṭāhi na gottena,na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo;Yamhi saccañca dhammo ca,so sucī so ca brāhmaṇo.
Dhp 394
Dhp 394 · Kuhakabrāhmaṇavatthu
Why the matted hair, you simpleton,and why the skin of deer?The tangle is inside you,yet you polish up your outsides.
Kiṁ te jaṭāhi dummedha,kiṁ te ajinasāṭiyā;Abbhantaraṁ te gahanaṁ,bāhiraṁ parimajjasi.
Dhp 395
Dhp 395 · Kisāgotamīvatthu
A personage who wears robes of rags,lean, their limbs showing veins,meditating alone in the forest,that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Paṁsukūladharaṁ jantuṁ,kisaṁ dhamanisanthataṁ;Ekaṁ vanasmiṁ jhāyantaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 396
Dhp 396 · Ekabrāhmaṇavatthu
I don’t call someone a brahminafter the mother’s womb they’re born from.If they still have attachments,they’re just someone who says “worthy”.Having nothing, taking nothing:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Na cāhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ brūmi,yonijaṁ mattisambhavaṁ;Bhovādi nāma so hoti,sace hoti sakiñcano;Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 397
Dhp 397 · Uggasenaseṭṭhiputtavatthu
Having cut off all fettersthey have no anxiety.They’ve slipped their chains and are detached:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Sabbasaṁyojanaṁ chetvā,yo ve na paritassati;Saṅgātigaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 398
Dhp 398 · Dvebrāhmaṇavatthu
They’ve cut the strap and harness,the halter and bridle too,with cross-bar lifted, they’re awakened:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,sandānaṁ sahanukkamaṁ;Ukkhittapalighaṁ buddhaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 399
Dhp 399 · Akkosakabhāradvājavatthu
Abuse, killing, caging:they endure these without anger.Patience is their powerful army:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Akkosaṁ vadhabandhañca,aduṭṭho yo titikkhati;Khantībalaṁ balānīkaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 400
Dhp 400 · Sāriputtattheravatthu
Not irritable or pretentious,dutiful in precepts and observances,tamed, bearing their final body:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Akkodhanaṁ vatavantaṁ,sīlavantaṁ anussadaṁ;Dantaṁ antimasārīraṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 401
Dhp 401 · Uppalavaṇṇāttherīvatthu
Like water from a lotus leaf,like a mustard seed off the point of a pin,sensual pleasures slip off them:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Vāri pokkharapatteva,āraggeriva sāsapo;Yo na limpati kāmesu,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 402
Dhp 402 · Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu
They understand for themselvesthe end of suffering in this life;with burden put down, detached:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yo dukkhassa pajānāti,idheva khayamattano;Pannabhāraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 403
Dhp 403 · Khemābhikkhunīvatthu
Deep in wisdom, intelligent,expert in the path and what is not the path;arrived at the highest goal:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Gambhīrapaññaṁ medhāviṁ,maggāmaggassa kovidaṁ;Uttamatthamanuppattaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 404
Dhp 404 · Pabbhāravāsitissattheravatthu
Mixing with neitherhouseholders nor the homeless;a migrant with no bastion, few in wishes:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Asaṁsaṭṭhaṁ gahaṭṭhehi,anāgārehi cūbhayaṁ;Anokasārimappicchaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 405
Dhp 405 · Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu
They’ve laid aside violenceagainst creatures firm and frail;not killing or making others kill:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Nidhāya daṇḍaṁ bhūtesu,tasesu thāvaresu ca;Yo na hanti na ghāteti,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 406
Dhp 406 · Sāmaṇerānaṁvatthu
Not fighting among those who fight,quenched among those who have taken up arms,not grasping among those who grasp:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Aviruddhaṁ viruddhesu,attadaṇḍesu nibbutaṁ;Sādānesu anādānaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 407
Dhp 407 · Mahāpanthakattheravatthu
They’ve discarded greed and hate,along with conceit and contempt,like a mustard seed off the point of a pin:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yassa rāgo ca doso ca,māno makkho ca pātito;Sāsaporiva āraggā,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 408
Dhp 408 · Pilindavacchattheravatthu
The words they utterare polished, informative, and true,and don’t offend anyone:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Akakkasaṁ viññāpaniṁ,giraṁ saccamudīraye;Yāya nābhisaje kañci,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 409
Dhp 409 · Aññatarattheravatthu
They don’t steal anything in the world,long or short,tiny or huge, beautiful or ugly:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yodha dīghaṁ va rassaṁ vā,aṇuṁ thūlaṁ subhāsubhaṁ;Loke adinnaṁ nādiyati,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 410
Dhp 410 · Sāriputtattheravatthu
They have no hopein this world or the next;with no need for hope, detached:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Āsā yassa na vijjanti,asmiṁ loke paramhi ca;Nirāsāsaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 411
Dhp 411 · Mahāmoggallānattheravatthu
They have no clinging,knowledge has freed them of indecision,they’ve arrived at the objective, freedom from death:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yassālayā na vijjanti,aññāya akathaṅkathī;Amatogadhamanuppattaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 412
Dhp 412 · Revatattheravatthu
They’ve escaped the chainof both good and bad deeds;sorrowless, stainless, pure:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yodha puññañca pāpañca,ubho saṅgamupaccagā;Asokaṁ virajaṁ suddhaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 413
Dhp 413 · Candābhattheravatthu
Pure as the spotless moon,clear and unclouded,they’ve ended relish for rebirth:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Candaṁva vimalaṁ suddhaṁ,vippasannamanāvilaṁ;Nandībhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 414
Dhp 414 · Sīvalittheravatthu
They’ve got past this grueling swampof delusion, transmigration.Meditating in stillness, free of indecision,they have crossed over to the far shore.They’re quenched by not grasping:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yomaṁ palipathaṁ duggaṁ,saṁsāraṁ mohamaccagā;Tiṇṇo pāraṅgato jhāyī,anejo akathaṅkathī;Anupādāya nibbuto,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 415
Dhp 415 · Sundarasamuddattheravatthu
They’ve given up sensual pleasures,and have gone forth from lay life;they’ve ended rebirth in the sensual realm:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yodha kāme pahantvāna,anāgāro paribbaje;Kāmabhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 416
Dhp 416 · Jotikattheravatthu
They’ve given up craving,and have gone forth from lay life;they’ve ended craving to be reborn:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yodha taṇhaṁ pahantvāna,anāgāro paribbaje;Taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
They’ve given up craving,and have gone forth from lay life;they’ve ended craving to be reborn:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yodha taṇhaṁ pahantvāna,anāgāro paribbaje;Taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 417
Dhp 417 · Naṭaputtakattheravatthu
They’ve thrown off the human yoke,and slipped out of the heavenly yoke;unyoked from all yokes:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Hitvā mānusakaṁ yogaṁ,dibbaṁ yogaṁ upaccagā;Sabbayogavisaṁyuttaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 418
Dhp 418 · Naṭaputtakattheravatthu
Giving up desire and discontent,they’re cooled and free of attachments;a hero, master of the whole world:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Hitvā ratiñca aratiñca,sītibhūtaṁ nirūpadhiṁ;Sabbalokābhibhuṁ vīraṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 419
Dhp 419 · Vaṅgīsattheravatthu
They know the passing awayand rebirth of all beings;unattached, holy, awakened:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Cutiṁ yo vedi sattānaṁ,upapattiñca sabbaso;Asattaṁ sugataṁ buddhaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Gods, centaurs, and humansdon’t know their destiny;the perfected ones with defilements ended:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yassa gatiṁ na jānanti,devā gandhabbamānusā;Khīṇāsavaṁ arahantaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 421
Dhp 421 · Dhammadinnāttherīvatthu
They have nothing before or after,or even in between.Having nothing, taking nothing:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Yassa pure ca pacchā ca,majjhe ca natthi kiñcanaṁ;Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.
Dhp 422
Dhp 422 · Aṅgulimālattheravatthu
Captain of the herd, excellent hero,great seer and victor;unstirred, washed, awakened:that’s who I declare a brahmin.
Usabhaṁ pavaraṁ vīraṁ,mahesiṁ vijitāvinaṁ;Anejaṁ nhātakaṁ buddhaṁ,tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.