DhammapadaDhammapada AA TTranslationranslation Ven. Thanissaro, Bhikkhu HAN DD ET U 'S B B O RY eOK LIBRA E-mail: [email protected] Web site: www.buddhanet.net Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc. DDhhaammmmaappaaddaa TABLE OF CONTENTS.......................................................................................2 PREFACE: ANOTHER TRANSLATION OF THE DHAMMAPADA ....................................10 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................12 I : PAIRS.........................................................................................................24 1–2*................................................................................................................24 3–6..................................................................................................................25 7–8*................................................................................................................26 9–10................................................................................................................26 11–12*............................................................................................................26 13–14..............................................................................................................27 15–18*............................................................................................................28 19–20..............................................................................................................28 II : HEEDFULNESS..........................................................................................29 21–24*............................................................................................................29 25....................................................................................................................30 26....................................................................................................................30 27....................................................................................................................30 28....................................................................................................................31 29....................................................................................................................31 30....................................................................................................................31 31–32..............................................................................................................31 III : THE MIND ..............................................................................................32 33–37*............................................................................................................33 38....................................................................................................................33 39*..................................................................................................................33 40*..................................................................................................................34 41....................................................................................................................34 42–43*............................................................................................................34 IV : BLOSSOMS ..............................................................................................35 44–45*............................................................................................................35 46....................................................................................................................35 47–48*............................................................................................................36 49....................................................................................................................36 50....................................................................................................................36 2 51–52..............................................................................................................37 53*..................................................................................................................37 54–56*............................................................................................................38 57*..................................................................................................................38 58–59..............................................................................................................38 V : FOOLS ......................................................................................................39 60....................................................................................................................39 61....................................................................................................................39 62....................................................................................................................39 63....................................................................................................................39 64–65..............................................................................................................40 66....................................................................................................................40 67–68..............................................................................................................41 69....................................................................................................................41 70....................................................................................................................41 71*..................................................................................................................41 72–74..............................................................................................................42 75....................................................................................................................42 VI : THE WISE ...............................................................................................43 76–77..............................................................................................................43 78....................................................................................................................43 79*..................................................................................................................44 80....................................................................................................................44 81....................................................................................................................44 82....................................................................................................................44 83*..................................................................................................................45 84....................................................................................................................45 85–89*............................................................................................................46 VII : ARAHANTS .............................................................................................47 90....................................................................................................................47 91....................................................................................................................47 92–93*............................................................................................................48 94–96*............................................................................................................48 97*..................................................................................................................49 98....................................................................................................................49 99....................................................................................................................49 VIII : THOUSANDS .........................................................................................50 100–102*........................................................................................................50 103–105..........................................................................................................51 3 106–108*........................................................................................................52 109..................................................................................................................52 110–115..........................................................................................................53 IX : EVIL........................................................................................................54 116..................................................................................................................54 117–118..........................................................................................................54 119–120..........................................................................................................55