Dhammapada Part II

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 268
na monena munī hoti, mūḷharūpo aviddasu.
yo ca tulaṃva paggayha, varamādāya paṇḍito.

Verse 269
pāpāni parivajjeti, sa munī tena so muni.
yo munāti ubho loke, “muni” tena pavuccati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 268
Not by observing silence does one become a sage, if he be foolish and ignorant. But that man is wise who, as if holding a balance-scale accepts only the good.

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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#268

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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 266
na tena bhikkhu so hoti, yāvatā bhikkhate pare.
vissaṃ dhammaṃ samādāya, bhikkhu hoti na tāvatā.

Verse 267
yodha puññañca pāpañca, bāhetvā brahmacariyavā {brahmacariyaṃ (ka.)} .
saṅkhāya loke carati, sa ve “bhikkhū”ti vuccati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 266
He is not a monk just because he lives on others’ alms. Not by adopting outward form does one become a true monk.

Verse 267
Whoever here (in the Dispensation) lives a holy life, transcending both merit and demerit, and walks with understanding in this world—he is truly called a monk.

(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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#266

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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 264
na muṇḍakena samaṇo, abbato alikaṃ bhaṇaṃ.
icchālobhasamāpanno, samaṇo kiṃ bhavissati.

Verse 265
yo ca sameti pāpāni, aṇuṃ thūlāni sabbaso.
samitattā hi pāpānaṃ, “samaṇo”ti pavuccati.

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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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.

Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/9Wf4lj-ZE1Y

Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/

How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/

Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#264

Contact: [email protected]

Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,

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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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.

Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/5rFk0vctFpU

Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/

How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#260

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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 260
na tena thero so hoti {thero hoti (sī. syā.)}, yenassa palitaṃ siro.
paripakko vayo tassa, “moghajiṇṇo”ti vuccati.

Verse 261
yamhi saccañca dhammo ca, ahiṃsā saṃyamo damo.
sa ve vantamalo dhīro, “thero” iti {so theroti (syā. ka.)} pavuccati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 260
A monk is not an elder because his head is gray. He is but ripe in age, and he is called one grown old in vain.

Verse 261
One in whom there is truthfulness, virtue, inoffensiveness, restraint and self-mastery, who is free from defilements and is wise—he is truly called an Elder.

(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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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.

Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/JRxkiDQRrQU

Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/

How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/

Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/

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Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support

Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#260

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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 259
na tāvatā dhammadharo, yāvatā bahu bhāsati.
yo ca appampi sutvāna, dhammaṃ kāyena passati.
sa ve dhammadharo hoti, yo dhammaṃ nappamajjati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 259
A man is not versed in Dhamma because he speaks much. He who, after hearing a little Dhamma, realizes its truth directly and is not heedless of it, is truly versed in the Dhamma.

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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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.

Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/uYyTsCkBN54

Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/

How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#259

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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 258
na tena paṇḍito hoti, yāvatā bahu bhāsati.
khemī averī abhayo, “paṇḍito”ti pavuccati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 258
One is not wise because one speaks much. He who is peaceable, friendly and fearless is called wise.

(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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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.

Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/

Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/

How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#258

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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 256
na tena hoti dhammaṭṭho, yenatthaṃ sāhasā {sahasā (sī. syā. ka.)} naye.
yo ca atthaṃ anatthañca, ubho niccheyya paṇḍito.

Verse 257
asāhasena dhammena, samena nayatī pare.
dhammassa gutto medhāvī, “dhammaṭṭho”ti pavuccati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 256
Not by passing arbitrary judgments does a man become just; a wise man is he who investigates both right and wrong.

Verse 257
He who does not judge others arbitrarily, but passes judgment impartially according to the truth, that sagacious man is a guardian of law and is called just.

(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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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.

Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/9BhgsW43fF4

Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/

How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#256

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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammapada

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 254
ākāseva padaṃ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire.
papañcābhiratā pajā, nippapañcā tathāgatā.

Verse 255
ākāseva padaṃ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire.
saṅkhārā sassatā natthi, natthi buddhānamiñjitaṃ.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 254
There is no track in the sky, and no recluse outside (the Buddha’s dispensation). Mankind delights in worldliness, but the Buddhas are free from worldliness.

Verse 255
There is no track in the sky, and no recluse outside (the Buddha’s dispensation). There are no conditioned things that are eternal, and no instability in the Buddhas.

(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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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.

Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/UgjpssWNgzM

Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/

How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#254

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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Malavagga, Impurity

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 253
paravajjānupassissa, niccaṃ ujjhānasaññino.
āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti, ārā so āsavakkhayā.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 253
He who seeks another’s faults, who is ever censorious—his cankers grow. He is far from destruction of the cankers.

(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 II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.

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.

Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/3JdSOmfdyuk

Our podcasts: https://podcast.sirimangalo.org/

How To Meditate Booklet: https://htm.sirimangalo.org/

Our Meditation Community and At-Home Meditation Course signup page: https://meditation.sirimangalo.org/

Our Website: https://www.sirimangalo.org/

Supporting This Work: https://www.sirimangalo.org/support

Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#253

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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Malavagga, Impurity