Dhammapada Part II

Dhammapada Verses 254 & 255: No Path in the Sky


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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.


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


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