Dhammapada Part I

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 231
kāyappakopaṃ rakkheyya, kāyena saṃvuto siyā.
kāyaduccaritaṃ hitvā, kāyena sucaritaṃ care.

Verse 232
vacīpakopaṃ rakkheyya, vācāya saṃvuto siyā.
vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā, vācāya sucaritaṃ care.

Verse 233
manopakopaṃ rakkheyya, manasā saṃvuto siyā.
manoduccaritaṃ hitvā, manasā sucaritaṃ care.

Verse 234
kāyena saṃvutā dhīrā, atho vācāya saṃvutā.
manasā saṃvutā dhīrā, te ve suparisaṃvutā.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 231
Let a man guard himself against irritability in bodily action; let him be controlled in deed. Abandoning bodily misconduct, let him practice good conduct in deed.

Verse 232
Let a man guard himself against irritability in speech; let him be controlled in speech. Abandoning verbal misconduct, let him practice good conduct in speech.

Verse 233
Let a man guard himself against irritability in thought; let him be controlled in mind. Abandoning mental misconduct, let him practice good conduct in thought.

Verse 234
The wise are controlled in bodily action, controlled in speech and controlled in thought. They are truly well-controlled.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 227
porāṇametaṃ atula, netaṃ ajjatanāmiva.
nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṃ, nindanti bahubhāṇinaṃ.
mitabhāṇimpi nindanti, natthi loke anindito.

Verse 228
na cāhu na ca bhavissati, na cetarahi vijjati.
ekantaṃ nindito poso, ekantaṃ vā pasaṃsito.

Verse 229
yaṃ ce viññū pasaṃsanti, anuvicca suve suve.
acchiddavuttiṃ medhāviṃ, paññāsīlasamāhitaṃ.

Verse 230
nikkhaṃ jambonadasseva, ko taṃ ninditumarahati.
devāpi naṃ pasaṃsanti, brahmunāpi pasaṃsito.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 227
O Atula! Indeed, this is an ancient practice, not one only of today: they blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.

Verse 228
There never was, there never will be, nor is there now, a person who is wholly blamed or wholly praised.

Verse 229
But the man whom the wise praise, after observing him day after day, is one of flawless character, wise, and endowed with knowledge and virtue.

Verse 230
Who can blame such a one, as worthy as a coin of refined gold? Even the gods praise him; by Brahma, too, is he praised.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 226
sadā jāgaramānānaṃ, ahorattānusikkhinaṃ.
nibbānaṃ adhimuttānaṃ, atthaṃ gacchanti āsavā.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 226
Those who are ever vigilant, who discipline themselves day and night, and are ever intent upon Nibbana—their defilements fade away.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 225
ahiṃsakā ye munayo, niccaṃ kāyena saṃvutā.
te yanti accutaṃ ṭhānaṃ, yattha gantvā na socare.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 225
Those sages who are inoffensive and ever restrained in body, go to the Deathless State, where, having gone, they grieve no more.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 224
saccaṃ bhaṇe na kujjheyya, dajjā appampi yācito.
etehi tīhi ṭhānehi, gacche devāna santike.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 224
Speak the truth; yield not to anger; when asked, give even if you only have a little. By these three means can one reach the presence of the gods.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 223
akkodhena jine kodhaṃ, asādhuṃ sādhunā jine.
jine kadariyaṃ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṃ.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 223
Overcome the angry by non-anger; overcome the wicked by goodness; overcome the miser by generosity; overcome the liar by truth.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 222
yo ve uppatitaṃ kodhaṃ, rathaṃ bhantaṃva vāraye.
tamahaṃ sārathiṃ brūmi, rasmiggāho itaro jano.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 222
He who checks rising anger as a charioteer checks a rolling chariot, him I call a true charioteer. Others only hold the reins.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 221
kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ, saṃyojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya.
taṃ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṃ, akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti dukkhā.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 221
One should give up anger, renounce pride, and overcome all fetters. Suffering never befalls him who clings not to mind and body and is detached.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 219
cirappavāsiṃ purisaṃ, dūrato sotthimāgataṃ.
ñātimittā suhajjā ca, abhinandanti āgataṃ.

Verse 220
tatheva katapuññampi, asmā lokā paraṃ gataṃ.
puññāni paṭigaṇhanti, piyaṃ ñātīva āgataṃ.
piyavaggo soḷasamo niṭṭhito.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 219
When, after a long absence, a man safely returns from afar, his relatives, friends and well-wishers welcome him home on arrival.

Verse 220
As kinsmen welcome a dear one on arrival, even so his own good deeds will welcome the doer of good who has gone from this world to the next.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 218
chandajāto anakkhāte, manasā ca phuṭo siyā.
kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto, uddhaṃsototi vuccati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 218
One who is intent upon the Ineffable (Nibbana), dwells with mind inspired (by supramundane wisdom), and is no more bound by sense pleasures—such a man is called “One Bound Upstream.”

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.

This Dhammapada Part I podcast includes Chapters 1-17 (Verses 1-234). Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part II for the verses in the rest of the chapters. New episodes are published in the Dhammapada Part II podcast.

Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.

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