,,the ,,dhammapada ,a ,collection of ,verses ,being ,one of the ,canonical ,books of the ,buddhists ,translated from ,pali by ,f4 ,max ,muller ,from3 ,the ,sacred ,books of the ,east ,translated by ,various ,oriental ,scholars ,edited by ,f4 ,max ,muller ,volume ,x ,part ,i ,note3 ,the introduction1 notes and index have been omitted4 ,contents ,chapter #a3 ,the ,twin ,verses ,chapter #b3 ,on ,earnestness ,chapter #c3 ,thought ,chapter #d3 ,flowers ,chapter #e3 ,the ,fool ,chapter #f3 ,the ,wise ,man 7,pandita7 ,chapter #g3 ,the ,venerable 7,arhat7 ,chapter #h3 ,the ,thousands ,chapter #i3 ,evil ,chapter #aj3 ,punishment ,chapter #aa3 ,old ,age ,chapter #ab3 ,self ,chapter #ac3 ,the ,world ,chapter #ad3 ,the ,buddha 7the ,awakened7 ,chapter #ae3 ,happiness ,chapter #af3 ,pleasure ,chapter #ag3 ,anger ,chapter #ah3 ,impurity ,chapter #ai3 ,the ,just ,chapter #bj3 ,the ,way ,chapter #ba3 ,miscellaneous ,chapter #bb3 ,the ,downward ,course ,chapter #bc3 ,the ,elephant ,chapter #bd3 ,thirst ,chapter #be3 ,the ,bhikshu 7,mendicant7 ,chapter #bf ,the ,brahmana 7,arhat7 ,,dhammapada ,chapter ,i4 ,the ,twin-,verses #a4 ,all that we are is the result of what we have thought3 it is founded on our thoughts1 it is made up of our thoughts4 ,if a man speaks or acts with an evil thought1 pain follows him1 as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage4 #b4 ,all that we are is the result of what we have thought3 it is founded on our thoughts1 it is made up of our thoughts4 ,if a man speaks or acts with a pure thought1 happiness follows him1 like a shadow that never leaves him4 #c4 ,he abused me1 he beat me1 he defeated me1 he robbed me1--in those who harbour such thoughts hatred will never cease4 #d4 ,he abused me1 he beat me1 he defeated me1 he robbed me1--in those who do not harbour such thoughts hatred will cease4 #e4 ,for hatred does not cease by hatred at any time3 hatred ceases by love1 this is an old rule4 #f4 ,the world does not know that we must all come to an end here2--but those who know it1 their quarrels cease at once4 #g4 ,he who lives looking for pleasures only1 his senses uncontrolled1 immoderate in his food1 idle1 and weak1 ,mara 7the tempter7 will certainly overthrow him1 as the wind throws down a weak tree4 #h4 ,he who lives without looking for pleasures1 his senses well controlled1 moderate in his food1 faithful and strong1 him ,mara will certainly not overthrow1 any more than the wind throws down a rocky mountain4 #i4 ,he who wishes to put on the yellow dress without having cleansed himself from sin1 who disregards temperance and truth1 is unworthy of the yellow dress4 #aj4 ,but he who has cleansed himself from sin1 is well grounded in all virtues1 and regards also temperance and truth1 he is indeed worthy of the yellow dress4 #aa4 ,they who imagine truth in untruth1 and see untruth in truth1 never arrive at truth1 but follow vain desires4 #ab4 ,they who know truth in truth1 and untruth in untruth1 arrive at truth1 and follow true desires4 #ac4 ,as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house1 passion will break through an unreflecting mind4 #ad4 ,as rain does not break through a well-thatched house1 passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind4 #ae4 ,the evil-doer mourns in this world1 and he mourns in the next2 he mourns in both4 ,he mourns and suffers when he sees the evil of his own work4 #af4 ,the virtuous man delights in this world1 and he delights in the next2 he delights in both4 ,he delights and rejoices1 when he sees the purity of his own work4 #ag4 ,the evil-doer suffers in this world1 and he suffers in the next2 he suffers in both4 ,he suffers when he thinks of the evil he has done2 he suffers more when going on the evil path4 #ah4 ,the virtuous man is happy in this world1 and he is happy in the next2 he is happy in both4 ,he is happy when he thinks of the good he has done2 he is still more happy when going on the good path4 #ai4 ,the thoughtless man1 even if he can recite a large portion 7of the law71 but is not a doer of it1 has no share in the priesthood1 but is like a cowherd counting the cows of others4 #bj4 ,the follower of the law1 even if he can recite only a small portion 7of the law71 but1 having forsaken passion and hatred and foolishness1 possesses true knowledge and serenity of mind1 he1 caring for nothing in this world or that to come1 has indeed a share in the priesthood4 ,chapter ,,ii4 ,on ,earnestness #ba4 ,earnestness is the path of immortality 7,nirvana71 thoughtlessness the path of death4 ,those who are in earnest do not die1 those who are thoughtless are as if dead already4 #bb4 ,those who are advanced in earnestness1 having understood this clearly1 delight in earnestness1 and rejoice in the knowledge of the ,ariyas 7the elect74 #bc4 ,these wise people1 meditative1 steady1 always possessed of strong powers1 attain to ,nirvana1 the highest happiness4 #bd4 ,if an earnest person has roused himself1 if he is not forgetful1 if his deeds are pure1 if he acts with consideration1 if he restrains himself1 and lives according to law1--then his glory will increase4 #be4 ,by rousing himself1 by earnestness1 by restraint and control1 the wise man may make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm4 #bf4 ,fools follow after vanity1 men of evil wisdom4 ,the wise man keeps earnestness as his best jewel4 #bg4 ,follow not after vanity1 nor after the enjoyment of love and lust6 ,he who is earnest and meditative1 obtains ample joy4 #bh4 ,when the learned man drives away vanity by earnestness1 he1 the wise1 climbing the terraced heights of wisdom1 looks down upon the fools1 serene he looks upon the toiling crowd1 as one that stands on a mountain looks down upon them that stand upon the plain4 #bi4 ,earnest among the thoughtless1 awake among the sleepers1 the wise man advances like a racer1 leaving behind the hack4 #cj4 ,by earnestness did ,maghavan 7,indra7 rise to the lordship of the gods4 ,people praise earnestness2 thoughtlessness is always blamed4 #ca4 ,a ,bhikshu 7mendicant7 who delights in earnestness1 who looks with fear on thoughtlessness1 moves about like fire1 burning all his fetters1 small or large4 #cb4 ,a ,bhikshu 7mendicant7 who delights in reflection1 who looks with fear on thoughtlessness1 cannot fall away 7from his perfect state7--he is close upon ,nirvana4 ,chapter ,,iii4 ,thought #cc4 ,as a fletcher makes straight his arrow1 a wise man makes straight his trembling and unsteady thought1 which is difficult to guard1 difficult to hold back4 #cd4 ,as a fish taken from his watery home and thrown on dry ground1 our thought trembles all over in order to escape the dominion of ,mara 7the tempter74 #ce4 ,it is good to tame the mind1 which is difficult to hold in and flighty1 rushing wherever it listeth2 a tamed mind brings happiness4 #cf4 ,let the wise man guard his thoughts1 for they are difficult to perceive1 very artful1 and they rush wherever they list3 thoughts well guarded bring happiness4 #cg4 ,those who bridle their mind which travels far1 moves about alone1 is without a body1 and hides in the chamber 7of the heart71 will be free from the bonds of ,mara 7the tempter74 #ch4 ,if a man's thoughts are unsteady1 if he does not know the true law1 if his peace of mind is troubled1 his knowledge will never be perfect4 #ci4 ,if a man's thoughts are not dissipated1 if his mind is not perplexed1 if he has ceased to think of good or evil1 then there is no fear for him while he is watchful4 #dj4 ,knowing that this body is 7fragile7 like a jar1 and making this thought firm like a fortress1 one should attack ,mara 7the tempter7 with the weapon of knowledge1 one should watch him when conquered1 and should never rest4 #da4 ,before long1 alas6 this body will lie on the earth1 despised1 without understanding1 like a useless log4 #db4 ,whatever a hater may do to a hater1 or an enemy to an enemy1 a wrongly-directed mind will do us greater mischief4 #dc4 ,not a mother1 not a father will do so much1 nor any other relative2 a well-directed mind will do us greater service4 ,chapter ,,iv4 ,flowers #dd4 ,who shall overcome this earth1 and the world of ,yama 7the lord of the departed71 and the world of the gods8 ,who shall find out the plainly shown path of virtue1 as a clever man finds out the 7right7 flower8 #de4 ,the disciple will overcome the earth1 and the world of ,yama1 and the world of the gods4 ,the disciple will find out the plainly shown path of virtue1 as a clever man finds out the 7right7 flower4 #df4 ,he who knows that this body is like froth1 and has learnt that it is as unsubstantial as a mirage1 will break the flower-pointed arrow of ,mara1 and never see the king of death4 #dg4 ,death carries off a man who is gathering flowers and whose mind is distracted1 as a flood carries off a sleeping village4 #dh4 ,death subdues a man who is gathering flowers1 and whose mind is distracted1 before he is satiated in his pleasures4 #di4 ,as the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower1 or its colour or scent1 so let a sage dwell in his village4 #ej4 ,not the perversities of others1 not their sins of commission or omission1 but his own misdeeds and negligences should a sage take notice of4 #ea4 ,like a beautiful flower1 full of colour1 but without scent1 are the fine but fruitless words of him who does not act accordingly4 #eb4 ,but1 like a beautiful flower1 full of colour and full of scent1 are the fine and fruitful words of him who acts accordingly4 #ec4 ,as many kinds of wreaths can be made from a heap of flowers1 so many good things may be achieved by a mortal when once he is born4 #ed4 ,the scent of flowers does not travel against the wind1 nor 7that of7 sandal-wood1 or of ,tagara and ,mallika flowers2 but the odour of good people travels even against the wind2 a good man pervades every place4 #ee4 ,sandal-wood or ,tagara1 a lotus-flower1 or a ,vassiki1 among these sorts of perfumes1 the perfume of virtue is unsurpassed4 #ef4 ,mean is the scent that comes from ,tagara and sandal-wood2--the perfume of those who possess virtue rises up to the gods as the highest4 #eg4 ,of the people who possess these virtues1 who live without thoughtlessness1 and who are emancipated through true knowledge1 ,mara1 the tempter1 never finds the way4 #eh1 #ei4 ,as on a heap of rubbish cast upon the highway the lily will grow full of sweet perfume and delight1 thus the disciple of the truly enlightened ,buddha shines forth by his knowledge among those who are like rubbish1 among the people that walk in darkness4 ,chapter ,v4 ,the ,fool #fj4 ,long is the night to him who is awake2 long is a mile to him who is tired2 long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law4 #fa4 ,if a traveller does not meet with one who is his better1 or his equal1 let him firmly keep to his solitary journey2 there is no companionship with a fool4 #fb4 ,these sons belong to me1 and this wealth belongs to me1 with such thoughts a fool is tormented4 ,he himself does not belong to himself2 how much less sons and wealth8 #fc4 ,the fool who knows his foolishness1 is wise at least so far4 ,but a fool who thinks himself wise1 he is called a fool indeed4 #fd4 ,if a fool be associated with a wise man even all his life1 he will perceive the truth as little as a spoon perceives the taste of soup4 #fe4 ,if an intelligent man be associated for one minute only with a wise man1 he will soon perceive the truth1 as the tongue perceives the taste of soup4 #ff4 ,fools of little understanding have themselves for their greatest enemies1 for they do evil deeds which must bear bitter fruits4 #fg4 ,that deed is not well done of which a man must repent1 and the reward of which he receives crying and with a tearful face4 #fh4 ,no1 that deed is well done of which a man does not repent1 and the reward of which he receives gladly and cheerfully4 #fi4 ,as long as the evil deed done does not bear fruit1 the fool thinks it is like honey2 but when it ripens1 then the fool suffers grief4 #gj4 ,let a fool month after month eat his food 7like an ascetic7 with the tip of a blade of ,kusa grass1 yet he is not worth the sixteenth particle of those who have well weighed the law4 #ga4 ,an evil deed1 like newly-drawn milk1 does not turn 7suddenly72 smouldering1 like fire covered by ashes1 it follows the fool4 #gb4 ,and when the evil deed1 after it has become known1 brings sorrow to the fool1 then it destroys his bright lot1 nay1 it cleaves his head4 #gc4 ,let the fool wish for a false reputation1 for precedence among the ,bhikshus1 for lordship in the convents1 for worship among other people6 #gd4 ,may both the layman and he who has left the world think that this is done by me2 may they be subject to me in everything which is to be done or is not to be done1 thus is the mind of the fool1 and his desire and pride increase4 #ge4 ,one is the road that leads to wealth1 another the road that leads to ,nirvana2 if the ,bhikshu1 the disciple of ,buddha1 has learnt this1 he will not yearn for honour1 he will strive after separation from the world4 ,chapter ,,vi4 ,the ,wise ,man 7,pandita7 #gf4 ,if you see an intelligent man who tells you where true treasures are to be found1 who shows what is to be avoided1 and administers reproofs1 follow that wise man2 it will be better1 not worse1 for those who follow him4 #gg4 ,let him admonish1 let him teach1 let him forbid what is improper6--he will be beloved of the good1 by the bad he will be hated4 #gh4 ,do not have evil-doers for friends1 do not have low people for friends3 have virtuous people for friends1 have for friends the best of men4 #gi4 ,he who drinks in the law lives happily with a serene mind3 the sage rejoices always in the law1 as preached by the elect 7,ariyas74 #hj4 ,well-makers lead the water 7wherever they like72 fletchers bend the arrow2 carpenters bend a log of wood2 wise people fashion themselves4 #ha4 ,as a solid rock is not shaken by the wind1 wise people falter not amidst blame and praise4 #hb4 ,wise people1 after they have listened to the laws1 become serene1 like a deep1 smooth1 and still lake4 #hc4 ,good people walk on whatever befall1 the good do not prattle1 longing for pleasure2 whether touched by happiness or sorrow wise people never appear elated or depressed4 #hd4 ,if1 whether for his own sake1 or for the sake of others1 a man wishes neither for a son1 nor for wealth1 nor for lordship1 and if he does not wish for his own success by unfair means1 then he is good1 wise1 and virtuous4 #he4 ,few are there among men who arrive at the other shore 7become ,arhats72 the other people here run up and down the shore4 #hf4 ,but those who1 when the law has been well preached to them1 follow the law1 will pass across the dominion of death1 however difficult to overcome4 #hg1 #hh4 ,a wise man should leave the dark state 7of ordinary life71 and follow the bright state 7of the ,bhikshu74 ,after going from his home to a homeless state1 he should in his retirement look for enjoyment where there seemed to be no enjoyment4 ,leaving all pleasures behind1 and calling nothing his own1 the wise man should purge himself from all the troubles of the mind4 #hi4 ,those whose mind is well grounded in the 7seven7 elements of knowledge1 who without clinging to anything1 rejoice in freedom from attachment1 whose appetites have been conquered1 and who are full of light1 are free 7even7 in this world4 ,chapter ,,vii4 ,the ,venerable 7,arhat74 #ij4 ,there is no suffering for him who has finished his journey1 and abandoned grief1 who has freed himself on all sides1 and thrown off all fetters4 #ia4 ,they depart with their thoughts well-collected1 they are not happy in their abode2 like swans who have left their lake1 they leave their house and home4 #ib4 ,men who have no riches1 who live on recognised food1 who have perceived void and unconditioned freedom 7,nirvana71 their path is difficult to understand1 like that of birds in the air4 #ic4 ,he whose appetites are stilled1 who is not absorbed in enjoyment1 who has perceived void and unconditioned freedom 7,nirvana71 his path is difficult to understand1 like that of birds in the air4 #id4 ,the gods even envy him whose senses1 like horses well broken in by the driver1 have been subdued1 who is free from pride1 and free from appetites4 #ie4 ,such a one who does his duty is tolerant like the earth1 like ,indra's bolt2 he is like a lake without mud2 no new births are in store for him4 #if4 ,his thought is quiet1 quiet are his word and deed1 when he has obtained freedom by true knowledge1 when he has thus become a quiet man4 #ig4 ,the man who is free from credulity1 but knows the uncreated1 who has cut all ties1 removed all temptations1 renounced all desires1 he is the greatest of men4 #ih4 ,in a hamlet or in a forest1 in the deep water or on the dry land1 wherever venerable persons 7,arhanta7 dwell1 that place is delightful4 #ii4 ,forests are delightful2 where the world finds no delight1 there the passionless will find delight1 for they look not for pleasures4 ,chapter ,,viii4 ,the ,thousands #ajj4 ,even though a speech be a thousand 7of words71 but made up of senseless words1 one word of sense is better1 which if a man hears1 he becomes quiet4 #aja4 ,even though a ,gatha 7poem7 be a thousand 7of words71 but made up of senseless words1 one word of a ,gatha is better1 which if a man hears1 he becomes quiet4 #ajb4 ,though a man recite a hundred ,gathas made up of senseless words1 one word of the law is better1 which if a man hears1 he becomes quiet4 #ajc4 ,if one man conquer in battle a thousand times thousand men1 and if another conquer himself1 he is the greatest of conquerors4 #ajd1 #aje4 ,one's own self conquered is better than all other people2 not even a god1 a ,gandharva1 not ,mara with ,brahman could change into defeat the victory of a man who has vanquished himself1 and always lives under restraint4 #ajf4 ,if a man for a hundred years sacrifice month after month with a thousand1 and if he but for one moment pay homage to a man whose soul is grounded 7in true knowledge71 better is that homage than sacrifice for a hundred years4 #ajg4 ,if a man for a hundred years worship ,agni 7fire7 in the forest1 and if he but for one moment pay homage to a man whose soul is grounded 7in true knowledge71 better is that homage than sacrifice for a hundred years4 #ajh4 ,whatever a man sacrifice in this world as an offering or as an oblation for a whole year in order to gain merit1 the whole of it is not worth a quarter 7a farthing72 reverence shown to the righteous is better4 #aji4 ,he who always greets and constantly reveres the aged1 four things will increase to him1 viz4 life1 beauty1 happiness1 power4 #aaj4 ,but he who lives a hundred years1 vicious and unrestrained1 a life of one day is better if a man is virtuous and reflecting4 #aaa4 ,and he who lives a hundred years1 ignorant and unrestrained1 a life of one day is better if a man is wise and reflecting4 #aab4 ,and he who lives a hundred years1 idle and weak1 a life of one day is better if a man has attained firm strength4 #aac4 ,and he who lives a hundred years1 not seeing beginning and end1 a life of one day is better if a man sees beginning and end4 #aad4 ,and he who lives a hundred years1 not seeing the immortal place1 a life of one day is better if a man sees the immortal place4 #aae4 ,and he who lives a hundred years1 not seeing the highest law1 a life of one day is better if a man sees the highest law4 ,chapter ,,ix4 ,evil #aaf4 ,if a man would hasten towards the good1 he should keep his thought away from evil2 if a man does what is good slothfully1 his mind delights in evil4 #aag4 ,if a man commits a sin1 let him not do it again2 let him not delight in sin3 pain is the outcome of evil4 #aah4 ,if a man does what is good1 let him do it again2 let him delight in it3 happiness is the outcome of good4 #aai4 ,even an evil-doer sees happiness as long as his evil deed has not ripened2 but when his evil deed has ripened1 then does the evil-doer see evil4 #abj4 ,even a good man sees evil days1 as long as his good deed has not ripened2 but when his good deed has ripened1 then does the good man see happy days4 #aba4 ,let no man think lightly of evil1 saying in his heart1 ,it will not come nigh unto me4 ,even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled2 the fool becomes full of evil1 even if he gather it little by little4 #abb4 ,let no man think lightly of good1 saying in his heart1 ,it will not come nigh unto me4 ,even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled2 the wise man becomes full of good1 even if he gather it little by little4 #abc4 ,let a man avoid evil deeds1 as a merchant1 if he has few companions and carries much wealth1 avoids a dangerous road2 as a man who loves life avoids poison4 #abd4 ,he who has no wound on his hand1 may touch poison with his hand2 poison does not affect one who has no wound2 nor is there evil for one who does not commit evil4 #abe4 ,if a man offend a harmless1 pure1 and innocent person1 the evil falls back upon that fool1 like light dust thrown up against the wind4 #abf4 ,some people are born again2 evil-doers go to hell2 righteous people go to heaven2 those who are free from all worldly desires attain ,nirvana4 #abg4 ,not in the sky1 not in the midst of the sea1 not if we enter into the clefts of the mountains1 is there known a spot in the whole world where a man might be freed from an evil deed4 #abh4 ,not in the sky1 not in the midst of the sea1 not if we enter into the clefts of the mountains1 is there known a spot in the whole world where death could not overcome 7the mortal74 ,chapter ,x4 ,punishment #abi4 ,all men tremble at punishment1 all men fear death2 remember that you are like unto them1 and do not kill1 nor cause slaughter4 #acj4 ,all men tremble at punishment1 all men love life2 remember that thou art like unto them1 and do not kill1 nor cause slaughter4 #aca4 ,he who seeking his own happiness punishes or kills beings who also long for happiness1 will not find happiness after death4 #acb4 ,he who seeking his own happiness does not punish or kill beings who also long for happiness1 will find happiness after death4 #acc4 ,do not speak harshly to anybody2 those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way4 ,angry speech is painful1 blows for blows will touch thee4 #acd4 ,if1 like a shattered metal plate 7gong71 thou utter not1 then thou hast reached ,nirvana2 contention is not known to thee4 #ace4 ,as a cowherd with his staff drives his cows into the stable1 so do ,age and ,death drive the life of men4 #acf4 ,a fool does not know when he commits his evil deeds3 but the wicked man burns by his own deeds1 as if burnt by fire4 #acg4 ,he who inflicts pain on innocent and harmless persons1 will soon come to one of these ten states3 #ach4 ,he will have cruel suffering1 loss1 injury of the body1 heavy affliction1 or loss of mind1 #aci4 ,or a misfortune coming from the king1 or a fearful accusation1 or loss of relations1 or destruction of treasures1 #adj4 ,or lightning-fire will burn his houses2 and when his body is destroyed1 the fool will go to hell4 #ada4 ,not nakedness1 not platted hair1 not dirt1 not fasting1 or lying on the earth1 not rubbing with dust1 not sitting motionless1 can purify a mortal who has not overcome desires4 #adb4 ,he who1 though dressed in fine apparel1 exercises tranquillity1 is quiet1 subdued1 restrained1 chaste1 and has ceased to find fault with all other beings1 he indeed is a ,brahmana1 an ascetic 7sramana71 a friar 7bhikshu74 #adc4 ,is there in this world any man so restrained by humility that he does not mind reproof1 as a well-trained horse the whip8 #add4 ,like a well-trained horse when touched by the whip1 be ye active and lively1 and by faith1 by virtue1 by energy1 by meditation1 by discernment of the law you will overcome this great pain 7of reproof71 perfect in knowledge and in behaviour1 and never forgetful4 #ade4 ,well-makers lead the water 7wherever they like72 fletchers bend the arrow2 carpenters bend a log of wood2 good people fashion themselves4 ,chapter ,,xi4 ,old ,age #adf4 ,how is there laughter1 how is there joy1 as this world is always burning8 ,why do you not seek a light1 ye who are surrounded by darkness8 #adg4 ,look at this dressed-up lump1 covered with wounds1 joined together1 sickly1 full of many thoughts1 which has no strength1 no hold6 #adh4 ,this body is wasted1 full of sickness1 and frail2 this heap of corruption breaks to pieces1 life indeed ends in death4 #adi4 ,those white bones1 like gourds thrown away in the autumn1 what pleasure is there in looking at them8 #aej4 ,after a stronghold has been made of the bones1 it is covered with flesh and blood1 and there dwell in it old age and death1 pride and deceit4 #aea4 ,the brilliant chariots of kings are destroyed1 the body also approaches destruction1 but the virtue of good people never approaches destruction1--thus do the good say to the good4 #aeb4 ,a man who has learnt little1 grows old like an ox2 his flesh grows1 but his knowledge does not grow4 #aec1 #aed4 ,looking for the maker of this tabernacle1 ,i shall have to run through a course of many births1 so long as ,i do not find 7him72 and painful is birth again and again4 ,but now1 maker of the tabernacle1 thou hast been seen2 thou shalt not make up this tabernacle again4 ,all thy rafters are broken1 thy ridge-pole is sundered2 the mind1 approaching the ,eternal 7visankhara1 nirvana71 has attained to the extinction of all desires4 #aee4 ,men who have not observed proper discipline1 and have not gained treasure in their youth1 perish like old herons in a lake without fish4 #aef4 ,men who have not observed proper discipline1 and have not gained treasure in their youth1 lie1 like broken bows1 sighing after the past4 ,chapter ,,xii4 ,self #aeg4 ,if a man hold himself dear1 let him watch himself carefully2 during one at least out of the three watches a wise man should be watchful4 #aeh4 ,let each man direct himself first to what is proper1 then let him teach others2 thus a wise man will not suffer4 #aei4 ,if a man make himself as he teaches others to be1 then1 being himself well subdued1 he may subdue 7others72 one's own self is indeed difficult to subdue4 #afj4 ,self is the lord of self1 who else could be the lord8 ,with self well subdued1 a man finds a lord such as few can find4 #afa4 ,the evil done by oneself1 self-begotten1 self-bred1 crushes the foolish1 as a diamond breaks a precious stone4 #afb4 ,he whose wickedness is very great brings himself down to that state where his enemy wishes him to be1 as a creeper does with the tree which it surrounds4 #afc4 ,bad deeds1 and deeds hurtful to ourselves1 are easy to do2 what is beneficial and good1 that is very difficult to do4 #afd4 ,the foolish man who scorns the rule of the venerable 7,arahat71 of the elect 7,ariya71 of the virtuous1 and follows false doctrine1 he bears fruit to his own destruction1 like the fruits of the ,katthaka reed4 #afe4 ,by oneself the evil is done1 by oneself one suffers2 by oneself evil is left undone1 by oneself one is purified4 ,purity and impurity belong to oneself1 no one can purify another4 #aff4 ,let no one forget his own duty for the sake of another's1 however great2 let a man1 after he has discerned his own duty1 be always attentive to his duty4 ,chapter ,,xiii4 ,the ,world #afg4 ,do not follow the evil law6 ,do not live on in thoughtlessness6 ,do not follow false doctrine6 ,be not a friend of the world4 #afh4 ,rouse thyself6 do not be idle6 ,follow the law of virtue6 ,the virtuous rests in bliss in this world and in the next4 #afi4 ,follow the law of virtue2 do not follow that of sin4 ,the virtuous rests in bliss in this world and in the next4 #agj4 ,look upon the world as a bubble1 look upon it as a mirage3 the king of death does not see him who thus looks down upon the world4 #aga4 ,come1 look at this glittering world1 like unto a royal chariot2 the foolish are immersed in it1 but the wise do not touch it4 #agb4 ,he who formerly was reckless and afterwards became sober1 brightens up this world1 like the moon when freed from clouds4 #agc4 ,he whose evil deeds are covered by good deeds1 brightens up this world1 like the moon when freed from clouds4 #agd4 ,this world is dark1 few only can see here2 a few only go to heaven1 like birds escaped from the net4 #age4 ,the swans go on the path of the sun1 they go through the ether by means of their miraculous power2 the wise are led out of this world1 when they have conquered ,mara and his train4 #agf4 ,if a man has transgressed one law1 and speaks lies1 and scoffs at another world1 there is no evil he will not do4 #agg4 ,the uncharitable do not go to the world of the gods2 fools only do not praise liberality2 a wise man rejoices in liberality1 and through it becomes blessed in the other world4 #agh4 ,better than sovereignty over the earth1 better than going to heaven1 better than lordship over all worlds1 is the reward of the first step in holiness4 ,chapter ,,xiv4 ,the ,buddha 7,the ,awakened7 #agi4 ,he whose conquest is not conquered again1 into whose conquest no one in this world enters1 by what track can you lead him1 the ,awakened1 the ,omniscient1 the trackless8 #ahj4 ,he whom no desire with its snares and poisons can lead astray1 by what track can you lead him1 the ,awakened1 the ,omniscient1 the trackless8 #aha4 ,even the gods envy those who are awakened and not forgetful1 who are given to meditation1 who are wise1 and who delight in the repose of retirement 7from the world74 #ahb4 ,difficult 7to obtain7 is the conception of men1 difficult is the life of mortals1 difficult is the hearing of the ,true ,law1 difficult is the birth of the ,awakened 7the attainment of ,buddhahood74 #ahc4 ,not to commit any sin1 to do good1 and to purify one's mind1 that is the teaching of 7all7 the ,awakened4 #ahd4 ,the ,awakened call patience the highest penance1 long-suffering the highest ,nirvana2 for he is not an anchorite 7pravragita7 who strikes others1 he is not an ascetic 7sramana7 who insults others4 #ahe4 ,not to blame1 not to strike1 to live restrained under the law1 to be moderate in eating1 to sleep and sit alone1 and to dwell on the highest thoughts1--this is the teaching of the ,awakened4 #ahf4 ,there is no satisfying lusts1 even by a shower of gold pieces2 he who knows that lusts have a short taste and cause pain1 he is wise2 #ahg4 ,even in heavenly pleasures he finds no satisfaction1 the disciple who is fully awakened delights only in the destruction of all desires4 #ahh4 ,men1 driven by fear1 go to many a refuge1 to mountains and forests1 to groves and sacred trees4 #ahi4 ,but that is not a safe refuge1 that is not the best refuge2 a man is not delivered from all pains after having gone to that refuge4 #aij4 ,he who takes refuge with ,buddha1 the ,law1 and the ,church2 he who1 with clear understanding1 sees the four holy truths3-- #aia4 ,viz4 pain1 the origin of pain1 the destruction of pain1 and the eightfold holy way that leads to the quieting of pain2-- #aib4 ,that is the safe refuge1 that is the best refuge2 having gone to that refuge1 a man is delivered from all pain4 #aic4 ,a supernatural person 7a ,buddha7 is not easily found1 he is not born everywhere4 ,wherever such a sage is born1 that race prospers4 #aid4 ,happy is the arising of the awakened1 happy is the teaching of the ,true ,law1 happy is peace in the church1 happy is the devotion of those who are at peace4 #aie1 #aif4 ,he who pays homage to those who deserve homage1 whether the awakened 7,buddha7 or their disciples1 those who have overcome the host 7of evils71 and crossed the flood of sorrow1 he who pays homage to such as have found deliverance and know no fear1 his merit can never be measured by anybody4 ,chapter ,,xv4 ,happiness #aig4 ,let us live happily then1 not hating those who hate us6 among men who hate us let us dwell free from hatred6 #aih4 ,let us live happily then1 free from ailments among the ailing6 among men who are ailing let us dwell free from ailments6 #aii4 ,let us live happily then1 free from greed among the greedy6 among men who are greedy let us dwell free from greed6 #bjj4 ,let us live happily then1 though we call nothing our own6 ,we shall be like the bright gods1 feeding on happiness6 #bja4 ,victory breeds hatred1 for the conquered is unhappy4 ,he who has given up both victory and defeat1 he1 the contented1 is happy4 #bjb4 ,there is no fire like passion2 there is no losing throw like hatred2 there is no pain like this body2 there is no happiness higher than rest4 #bjc4 ,hunger is the worst of diseases1 the body the greatest of pains2 if one knows this truly1 that is ,nirvana1 the highest happiness4 #bjd4 ,health is the greatest of gifts1 contentedness the best riches2 trust is the best of relationships1 ,nirvana the highest happiness4 #bje4 ,he who has tasted the sweetness of solitude and tranquillity1 is free from fear and free from sin1 while he tastes the sweetness of drinking in the law4 #bjf4 ,the sight of the elect 7,arya7 is good1 to live with them is always happiness2 if a man does not see fools1 he will be truly happy4 #bjg4 ,he who walks in the company of fools suffers a long way2 company with fools1 as with an enemy1 is always painful2 company with the wise is pleasure1 like meeting with kinsfolk4 #bjh4 ,therefore1 one ought to follow the wise1 the intelligent1 the learned1 the much enduring1 the dutiful1 the elect2 one ought to follow a good and wise man1 as the moon follows the path of the stars4 ,chapter ,,xvi4 ,pleasure #bji4 ,he who gives himself to vanity1 and does not give himself to meditation1 forgetting the real aim 7of life7 and grasping at pleasure1 will in time envy him who has exerted himself in meditation4 #baj4 ,let no man ever look for what is pleasant1 or what is unpleasant4 ,not to see what is pleasant is pain1 and it is pain to see what is unpleasant4 #baa4 ,let1 therefore1 no man love anything2 loss of the beloved is evil4 ,those who love nothing and hate nothing1 have no fetters4 #bab4 ,from pleasure comes grief1 from pleasure comes fear2 he who is free from pleasure knows neither grief nor fear4 #bac4 ,from affection comes grief1 from affection comes fear2 he who is free from affection knows neither grief nor fear4 #bad4 ,from lust comes grief1 from lust comes fear2 he who is free from lust knows neither grief nor fear4 #bae4 ,from love comes grief1 from love comes fear2 he who is free from love knows neither grief nor fear4 #baf4 ,from greed comes grief1 from greed comes fear2 he who is free from greed knows neither grief nor fear4 #bag4 ,he who possesses virtue and intelligence1 who is just1 speaks the truth1 and does what is his own business1 him the world will hold dear4 #bah4 ,he in whom a desire for the ,ineffable 7,nirvana7 has sprung up1 who is satisfied in his mind1 and whose thoughts are not bewildered by love1 he is called urdhvamsrotas 7carried upwards by the stream74 #bai4 ,kinsmen1 friends1 and lovers salute a man who has been long away1 and returns safe from afar4 #bbj4 ,in like manner his good works receive him who has done good1 and has gone from this world to the other2--as kinsmen receive a friend on his return4 ,chapter ,,xvii4 ,anger #bba4 ,let a man leave anger1 let him forsake pride1 let him overcome all bondage6 ,no sufferings befall the man who is not attached to name and form1 and who calls nothing his own4 #bbb4 ,he who holds back rising anger like a rolling chariot1 him ,i call a real driver2 other people are but holding the reins4 #bbc4 ,let a man overcome anger by love1 let him overcome evil by good2 let him overcome the greedy by liberality1 the liar by truth6 #bbd4 ,speak the truth1 do not yield to anger2 give1 if thou art asked for little2 by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods4 #bbe4 ,the sages who injure nobody1 and who always control their body1 they will go to the unchangeable place 7,nirvana71 where1 if they have gone1 they will suffer no more4 #bbf4 ,those who are ever watchful1 who study day and night1 and who strive after ,nirvana1 their passions will come to an end4 #bbg4 ,this is an old saying1 ,o ,atula1 this is not only of to-day3 ,they blame him who sits silent1 they blame him who speaks much1 they also blame him who says little2 there is no one on earth who is not blamed4' #bbh4 ,there never was1 there never will be1 nor is there now1 a man who is always blamed1 or a man who is always praised4 #bbi1 #bcj4 ,but he whom those who discriminate praise continually day after day1 as without blemish1 wise1 rich in knowledge and virtue1 who would dare to blame him1 like a coin made of gold from the ,gambu river8 ,even the gods praise him1 he is praised even by ,brahman4 #bca4 ,beware of bodily anger1 and control thy body6 ,leave the sins of the body1 and with thy body practise virtue6 #bcb4 ,beware of the anger of the tongue1 and control thy tongue6 ,leave the sins of the tongue1 and practise virtue with thy tongue6 #bcc4 ,beware of the anger of the mind1 and control thy mind6 ,leave the sins of the mind1 and practise virtue with thy mind6 #bcd4 ,the wise who control their body1 who control their tongue1 the wise who control their mind1 are indeed well controlled4 ,chapter ,,xviii4 ,impurity #bce4 ,thou art now like a sear leaf1 the messengers of death 7,yama7 have come near to thee2 thou standest at the door of thy departure1 and thou hast no provision for thy journey4 #bcf4 ,make thyself an island1 work hard1 be wise6 ,when thy impurities are blown away1 and thou art free from guilt1 thou wilt enter into the heavenly world of the elect 7,ariya74 #bcg4 ,thy life has come to an end1 thou art come near to death 7,yama71 there is no resting-place for thee on the road1 and thou hast no provision for thy journey4 #bch4 ,make thyself an island1 work hard1 be wise6 ,when thy impurities are blown away1 and thou art free from guilt1 thou wilt not enter again into birth and decay4 #bci4 ,let a wise man blow off the impurities of his self1 as a smith blows off the impurities of silver one by one1 little by little1 and from time to time4 #bdj4 ,as the impurity which springs from the iron1 when it springs from it1 destroys it2 thus do a transgressor's own works lead him to the evil path4 #bda4 ,the taint of prayers is non-repetition2 the taint of houses1 non-repair2 the taint of the body is sloth2 the taint of a watchman1 thoughtlessness4 #bdb4 ,bad conduct is the taint of woman1 greediness the taint of a benefactor2 tainted are all evil ways in this world and in the next4 #bdc4 ,but there is a taint worse than all taints1--ignorance is the greatest taint4 ,o mendicants6 throw off that taint1 and become taintless6 #bdd4 ,life is easy to live for a man who is without shame1 a crow hero1 a mischief-maker1 an insulting1 bold1 and wretched fellow4 #bde4 ,but life is hard to live for a modest man1 who always looks for what is pure1 who is disinterested1 quiet1 spotless1 and intelligent4 #bdf4 ,he who destroys life1 who speaks untruth1 who in this world takes what is not given him1 who goes to another man's wife2 #bdg4 ,and the man who gives himself to drinking intoxicating liquors1 he1 even in this world1 digs up his own root4 #bdh4 ,o man1 know this1 that the unrestrained are in a bad state2 take care that greediness and vice do not bring thee to grief for a long time6 #bdi4 ,the world gives according to their faith or according to their pleasure3 if a man frets about the food and the drink given to others1 he will find no rest either by day or by night4 #bej4 ,he in whom that feeling is destroyed1 and taken out with the very root1 finds rest by day and by night4 #bea4 ,there is no fire like passion1 there is no shark like hatred1 there is no snare like folly1 there is no torrent like greed4 #beb4 ,the fault of others is easily perceived1 but that of oneself is difficult to perceive2 a man winnows his neighbour's faults like chaff1 but his own fault he hides1 as a cheat hides the bad die from the gambler4 #bec4 ,if a man looks after the faults of others1 and is always inclined to be offended1 his own passions will grow1 and he is far from the destruction of passions4 #bed4 ,there is no path through the air1 a man is not a ,samana by outward acts4 ,the world delights in vanity1 the ,tathagatas 7the ,buddhas7 are free from vanity4 #bee4 ,there is no path through the air1 a man is not a ,samana by outward acts4 ,no creatures are eternal2 but the awakened 7,buddha7 are never shaken4 ,chapter ,,xix4 ,the ,just #bef1 #beg4 ,a man is not just if he carries a matter by violence2 no1 he who distinguishes both right and wrong1 who is learned and leads others1 not by violence1 but by law and equity1 and who is guarded by the law and intelligent1 he is called just4 #beh4 ,a man is not learned because he talks much2 he who is patient1 free from hatred and fear1 he is called learned4 #bei4 ,a man is not a supporter of the law because he talks much2 even if a man has learnt little1 but sees the law bodily1 he is a supporter of the law1 a man who never neglects the law4 #bfj4 ,a man is not an elder because his head is grey2 his age may be ripe1 but he is called ,old-in-vain4' #bfa4 ,he in whom there is truth1 virtue1 love1 restraint1 moderation1 he who is free from impurity and is wise1 he is called an elder4 #bfb4 ,an envious greedy1 dishonest man does not become respectable by means of much talking only1 or by the beauty of his complexion4 #bfc4 ,he in whom all this is destroyed1 and taken out with the very root1 he1 when freed from hatred and wise1 is called respectable4 #bfd4 ,not by tonsure does an undisciplined man who speaks falsehood become a ,samana2 can a man be a ,samana who is still held captive by desire and greediness8 #bfe4 ,he who always quiets the evil1 whether small or large1 he is called a ,samana 7a quiet man71 because he has quieted all evil4 #bff4 ,a man is not a mendicant 7,bhikshu7 simply because he asks others for alms2 he who adopts the whole law is a ,bhikshu1 not he who only begs4 #bfg4 ,he who is above good and evil1 who is chaste1 who with knowledge passes through the world1 he indeed is called a ,bhikshu4 #bfh1 #bfi4 ,a man is not a ,muni because he observes silence 7mona1 i4e4 mauna71 if he is foolish and ignorant2 but the wise who1 taking the balance1 chooses the good and avoids evil1 he is a ,muni1 and is a ,muni thereby2 he who in this world weighs both sides is called a ,muni4 #bgj4 ,a man is not an elect 7,ariya7 because he injures living creatures2 because he has pity on all living creatures1 therefore is a man called ,ariya4 #bga1 #bgb4 ,not only by discipline and vows1 not only by much learning1 not by entering into a trance1 not by sleeping alone1 do ,i earn the happiness of release which no worldling can know4 ,bhikshu1 be not confident as long as thou hast not attained the extinction of desires4 ,chapter ,,xx4 ,the ,way #bgc4 ,the best of ways is the eightfold2 the best of truths the four words2 the best of virtues passionlessness2 the best of men he who has eyes to see4 #bgd4 ,this is the way1 there is no other that leads to the purifying of intelligence4 ,go on this way6 ,everything else is the deceit of ,mara 7the tempter74 #bge4 ,if you go on this way1 you will make an end of pain6 ,the way was preached by me1 when ,i had understood the removal of the thorns 7in the flesh74 #bgf4 ,you yourself must make an effort4 ,the ,tathagatas 7,buddhas7 are only preachers4 ,the thoughtful who enter the way are freed from the bondage of ,mara4 #bgg4 ,all created things perish1' he who knows and sees this becomes passive in pain2 this is the way to purity4 #bgh4 ,all created things are grief and pain1' he who knows and sees this becomes passive in pain2 this is the way that leads to purity4 #bgi4 ,all forms are unreal1' he who knows and sees this becomes passive in pain2 this is the way that leads to purity4 #bhj4 ,he who does not rouse himself when it is time to rise1 who1 though young and strong1 is full of sloth1 whose will and thought are weak1 that lazy and idle man will never find the way to knowledge4 #bha4 ,watching his speech1 well restrained in mind1 let a man never commit any wrong with his body6 ,let a man but keep these three roads of action clear1 and he will achieve the way which is taught by the wise4 #bhb4 ,through zeal knowledge is gotten1 through lack of zeal knowledge is lost2 let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow4 #bhc4 ,cut down the whole forest 7of lust71 not a tree only6 ,danger comes out of the forest 7of lust74 ,when you have cut down both the forest 7of lust7 and its undergrowth1 then1 ,bhikshus1 you will be rid of the forest and free6 #bhd4 ,so long as the love of man towards women1 even the smallest1 is not destroyed1 so long is his mind in bondage1 as the calf that drinks milk is to its mother4 #bhe4 ,cut out the love of self1 like an autumn lotus1 with thy hand6 ,cherish the road of peace4 ,nirvana has been shown by ,sugata 7,buddha74 #bhf4 ,here ,i shall dwell in the rain1 here in winter and summer1' thus the fool meditates1 and does not think of his death4 #bhg4 ,death comes and carries off that man1 praised for his children and flocks1 his mind distracted1 as a flood carries off a sleeping village4 #bhh4 ,sons are no help1 nor a father1 nor relations2 there is no help from kinsfolk for one whom death has seized4 #bhi4 ,a wise and good man who knows the meaning of this1 should quickly clear the way that leads to ,nirvana4 ,chapter ,,xxi4 ,miscellaneous #bij4 ,if by leaving a small pleasure one sees a great pleasure1 let a wise man leave the small pleasure1 and look to the great4 #bia4 ,he who1 by causing pain to others1 wishes to obtain pleasure for himself1 he1 entangled in the bonds of hatred1 will never be free from hatred4 #bib4 ,what ought to be done is neglected1 what ought not to be done is done2 the desires of unruly1 thoughtless people are always increasing4 #bic4 ,but they whose whole watchfulness is always directed to their body1 who do not follow what ought not to be done1 and who steadfastly do what ought to be done1 the desires of such watchful and wise people will come to an end4 #bid4 ,a true ,brahmana goes scatheless1 though he have killed father and mother1 and two valiant kings1 though he has destroyed a kingdom with all its subjects4 #bie4 ,a true ,brahmana goes scatheless1 though he have killed father and mother1 and two holy kings1 and an eminent man besides4 #bif4 ,the disciples of ,gotama 7,buddha7 are always well awake1 and their thoughts day and night are always set on ,buddha4 #big4 ,the disciples of ,gotama are always well awake1 and their thoughts day and night are always set on the law4 #bih4 ,the disciples of ,gotama are always well awake1 and their thoughts day and night are always set on the church4 #bii4 ,the disciples of ,gotama are always well awake1 and their thoughts day and night are always set on their body4 #cjj4 ,the disciples of ,gotama are always well awake1 and their mind day and night always delights in compassion4 #cja4 ,the disciples of ,gotama are always well awake1 and their mind day and night always delights in meditation4 #cjb4 ,it is hard to leave the world 7to become a friar71 it is hard to enjoy the world2 hard is the monastery1 painful are the houses2 painful it is to dwell with equals 7to share everything in common7 and the itinerant mendicant is beset with pain4 ,therefore let no man be an itinerant mendicant and he will not be beset with pain4 #cjc4 ,whatever place a faithful1 virtuous1 celebrated1 and wealthy man chooses1 there he is respected4 #cjd4 ,good people shine from afar1 like the snowy mountains2 bad people are not seen1 like arrows shot by night4 #cje4 ,he alone who1 without ceasing1 practises the duty of sitting alone and sleeping alone1 he1 subduing himself1 will rejoice in the destruction of all desires alone1 as if living in a forest4 ,chapter ,,xxii4 ,the ,downward ,course #cjf4 ,he who says what is not1 goes to hell2 he also who1 having done a thing1 says ,i have not done it4 ,after death both are equal1 they are men with evil deeds in the next world4 #cjg4 ,many men whose shoulders are covered with the yellow gown are ill-conditioned and unrestrained2 such evil-doers by their evil deeds go to hell4 #cjh4 ,better it would be to swallow a heated iron ball1 like flaring fire1 than that a bad unrestrained fellow should live on the charity of the land4 #cji4 ,four things does a wreckless man gain who covets his neighbour's wife1--a bad reputation1 an uncomfortable bed1 thirdly1 punishment1 and lastly1 hell4 #caj4 ,there is bad reputation1 and the evil way 7to hell71 there is the short pleasure of the frightened in the arms of the frightened1 and the king imposes heavy punishment2 therefore let no man think of his neighbour's wife4 #caa4 ,as a grass-blade1 if badly grasped1 cuts the arm1 badly-practised asceticism leads to hell4 #cab4 ,an act carelessly performed1 a broken vow1 and hesitating obedience to discipline1 all this brings no great reward4 #cac4 ,if anything is to be done1 let a man do it1 let him attack it vigorously6 ,a careless pilgrim only scatters the dust of his passions more widely4 #cad4 ,an evil deed is better left undone1 for a man repents of it afterwards2 a good deed is better done1 for having done it1 one does not repent4 #cae4 ,like a well-guarded frontier fort1 with defences within and without1 so let a man guard himself4 ,not a moment should escape1 for they who allow the right moment to pass1 suffer pain when they are in hell4 #caf4 ,they who are ashamed of what they ought not to be ashamed of1 and are not ashamed of what they ought to be ashamed of1 such men1 embracing false doctrines enter the evil path4 #cag4 ,they who fear when they ought not to fear1 and fear not when they ought to fear1 such men1 embracing false doctrines1 enter the evil path4 #cah4 ,they who forbid when there is nothing to be forbidden1 and forbid not when there is something to be forbidden1 such men1 embracing false doctrines1 enter the evil path4 #cai4 ,they who know what is forbidden as forbidden1 and what is not forbidden as not forbidden1 such men1 embracing the true doctrine1 enter the good path4 ,chapter ,,xxiii4 ,the ,elephant #cbj4 ,silently shall ,i endure abuse as the elephant in battle endures the arrow sent from the bow3 for the world is ill-natured4 #cba4 ,they lead a tamed elephant to battle1 the king mounts a tamed elephant2 the tamed is the best among men1 he who silently endures abuse4 #cbb4 ,mules are good1 if tamed1 and noble ,sindhu horses1 and elephants with large tusks2 but he who tames himself is better still4 #cbc4 ,for with these animals does no man reach the untrodden country 7,nirvana71 where a tamed man goes on a tamed animal1 viz4 on his own well-tamed self4 #cbd4 ,the elephant called ,dhanapalaka1 his temples running with sap1 and difficult to hold1 does not eat a morsel when bound2 the elephant longs for the elephant grove4 #cbe4 ,if a man becomes fat and a great eater1 if he is sleepy and rolls himself about1 that fool1 like a hog fed on wash1 is born again and again4 #cbf4 ,this mind of mine went formerly wandering about as it liked1 as it listed1 as it pleased2 but ,i shall now hold it in thoroughly1 as the rider who holds the hook holds in the furious elephant4 #cbg4 ,be not thoughtless1 watch your thoughts6 ,draw yourself out of the evil way1 like an elephant sunk in mud4 #cbh4 ,if a man find a prudent companion who walks with him1 is wise1 and lives soberly1 he may walk with him1 overcoming all dangers1 happy1 but considerate4 #cbi4 ,if a man find no prudent companion who walks with him1 is wise1 and lives soberly1 let him walk alone1 like a king who has left his conquered country behind1--like an elephant in the forest4 #ccj4 ,it is better to live alone1 there is no companionship with a fool2 let a man walk alone1 let him commit no sin1 with few wishes1 like an elephant in the forest4 #cca4 ,if an occasion arises1 friends are pleasant2 enjoyment is pleasant1 whatever be the cause2 a good work is pleasant in the hour of death2 the giving up of all grief is pleasant4 #ccb4 ,pleasant in the world is the state of a mother1 pleasant the state of a father1 pleasant the state of a ,samana1 pleasant the state of a ,brahmana4 #ccc4 ,pleasant is virtue lasting to old age1 pleasant is a faith firmly rooted2 pleasant is attainment of intelligence1 pleasant is avoiding of sins4 ,chapter ,,xxiv4 ,thirst #ccd4 ,the thirst of a thoughtless man grows like a creeper2 he runs from life to life1 like a monkey seeking fruit in the forest4 #cce4 ,whomsoever this fierce thirst overcomes1 full of poison1 in this world1 his sufferings increase like the abounding ,birana grass4 #ccf4 ,he who overcomes this fierce thirst1 difficult to be conquered in this world1 sufferings fall off from him1 like water-drops from a lotus leaf4 #ccg4 ,this salutary word ,i tell you1 ,do ye1 as many as are here assembled1 dig up the root of thirst1 as he who wants the sweet-scented ,usira root must dig up the ,birana grass1 that ,mara 7the tempter7 may not crush you again and again1 as the stream crushes the reeds4' #cch4 ,as a tree1 even though it has been cut down1 is firm so long as its root is safe1 and grows again1 thus1 unless the feeders of thirst are destroyed1 the pain 7of life7 will return again and again4 #cci4 ,he whose thirst running towards pleasure is exceeding strong in the thirty-six channels1 the waves will carry away that misguided man1 viz4 his desires which are set on passion4 #cdj4 ,the channels run everywhere1 the creeper 7of passion7 stands sprouting2 if you see the creeper springing up1 cut its root by means of knowledge4 #cda4 ,a creature's pleasures are extravagant and luxurious2 sunk in lust and looking for pleasure1 men undergo 7again and again7 birth and decay4 #cdb4 ,men1 driven on by thirst1 run about like a snared hare2 held in fetters and bonds1 they undergo pain for a long time1 again and again4 #cdc4 ,men1 driven on by thirst1 run about like a snared hare2 let therefore the mendicant drive out thirst1 by striving after passionlessness for himself4 #cdd4 ,he who having got rid of the forest 7of lust7 7i4e4 after having reached ,nirvana7 gives himself over to forest-life 7i4e4 to lust71 and who1 when removed from the forest 7i4e4 from lust71 runs to the forest 7i4e4 to lust71 look at that man6 though free1 he runs into bondage4 #cde4 ,wise people do not call that a strong fetter which is made of iron1 wood1 or hemp2 far stronger is the care for precious stones and rings1 for sons and a wife4 #cdf4 ,that fetter wise people call strong which drags down1 yields1 but is difficult to undo2 after having cut this at last1 people leave the world1 free from cares1 and leaving desires and pleasures behind4 #cdg4 ,those who are slaves to passions1 run down with the stream 7of desires71 as a spider runs down the web which he has made himself2 when they have cut this1 at last1 wise people leave the world free from cares1 leaving all affection behind4 #cdh4 ,give up what is before1 give up what is behind1 give up what is in the middle1 when thou goest to the other shore of existence2 if thy mind is altogether free1 thou wilt not again enter into birth and decay4 #cdi4 ,if a man is tossed about by doubts1 full of strong passions1 and yearning only for what is delightful1 his thirst will grow more and more1 and he will indeed make his fetters strong4 #cej4 ,if a man delights in quieting doubts1 and1 always reflecting1 dwells on what is not delightful 7the impurity of the body1 c471 he certainly will remove1 nay1 he will cut the fetter of ,mara4 #cea4 ,he who has reached the consummation1 who does not tremble1 who is without thirst and without sin1 he has broken all the thorns of life3 this will be his last body4 #ceb4 ,he who is without thirst and without affection1 who understands the words and their interpretation1 who knows the order of letters 7those which are before and which are after71 he has received his last body1 he is called the great sage1 the great man4 #cec4 ,i have conquered all1 ,i know all1 in all conditions of life ,i am free from taint2 ,i have left all1 and through the destruction of thirst ,i am free2 having learnt myself1 whom shall ,i teach8' #ced4 ,the gift of the law exceeds all gifts2 the sweetness of the law exceeds all sweetness2 the delight in the law exceeds all delights2 the extinction of thirst overcomes all pain4 #cee4 ,pleasures destroy the foolish1 if they look not for the other shore2 the foolish by his thirst for pleasures destroys himself1 as if he were his own enemy4 #cef4 ,the fields are damaged by weeds1 mankind is damaged by passion3 therefore a gift bestowed on the passionless brings great reward4 #ceg4 ,the fields are damaged by weeds1 mankind is damaged by hatred3 therefore a gift bestowed on those who do not hate brings great reward4 #ceh4 ,the fields are damaged by weeds1 mankind is damaged by vanity3 therefore a gift bestowed on those who are free from vanity brings great reward4 #cei4 ,the fields are damaged by weeds1 mankind is damaged by lust3 therefore a gift bestowed on those who are free from lust brings great reward4 ,chapter ,,xxv4 ,the ,bhikshu 7,mendicant7 #cfj4 ,restraint in the eye is good1 good is restraint in the ear1 in the nose restraint is good1 good is restraint in the tongue4 #cfa4 ,in the body restraint is good1 good is restraint in speech1 in thought restraint is good1 good is restraint in all things4 ,a ,bhikshu1 restrained in all things1 is freed from all pain4 #cfb4 ,he who controls his hand1 he who controls his feet1 he who controls his speech1 he who is well controlled1 he who delights inwardly1 who is collected1 who is solitary and content1 him they call ,bhikshu4 #cfc4 ,the ,bhikshu who controls his mouth1 who speaks wisely and calmly1 who teaches the meaning and the law1 his word is sweet4 #cfd4 ,he who dwells in the law1 delights in the law1 meditates on the law1 follows the law1 that ,bhikshu will never fall away from the true law4 #cfe4 ,let him not despise what he has received1 nor ever envy others3 a mendicant who envies others does not obtain peace of mind4 #cff4 ,a ,bhikshu who1 though he receives little1 does not despise what he has received1 even the gods will praise him1 if his life is pure1 and if he is not slothful4 #cfg4 ,he who never identifies himself with name and form1 and does not grieve over what is no more1 he indeed is called a ,bhikshu4 #cfh4 ,the ,bhikshu who acts with kindness1 who is calm in the doctrine of ,buddha1 will reach the quiet place 7,nirvana71 cessation of natural desires1 and happiness4 #cfi4 ,o ,bhikshu1 empty this boat6 if emptied1 it will go quickly2 having cut off passion and hatred thou wilt go to ,nirvana4 #cgj4 ,cut off the five 7senses71 leave the five1 rise above the five4 ,a ,bhikshu1 who has escaped from the five fetters1 he is called ,oghatinna1 saved from the flood4' #cga4 ,meditate1 ,o ,bhikshu1 and be not heedless6 ,do not direct thy thought to what gives pleasure that thou mayest not for thy heedlessness have to swallow the iron ball 7in hell71 and that thou mayest not cry out when burning1 ,this is pain4' #cgb4 ,without knowledge there is no meditation1 without meditation there is no knowledge3 he who has knowledge and meditation is near unto ,nirvana4 #cgc4 ,a ,bhikshu who has entered his empty house1 and whose mind is tranquil1 feels a more than human delight when he sees the law clearly4 #cgd4 ,as soon as he has considered the origin and destruction of the elements 7khandha7 of the body1 he finds happiness and joy which belong to those who know the immortal 7,nirvana74 #cge4 ,and this is the beginning here for a wise ,bhikshu3 watchfulness over the senses1 contentedness1 restraint under the law2 keep noble friends whose life is pure1 and who are not slothful4 #cgf4 ,let him live in charity1 let him be perfect in his duties2 then in the fulness of delight he will make an end of suffering4 #cgg4 ,as the ,vassika plant sheds its withered flowers1 men should shed passion and hatred1 ,o ye ,bhikshus6 #cgh4 ,the ,bhikshu whose body and tongue and mind are quieted1 who is collected1 and has rejected the baits of the world1 he is called quiet4 #cgi4 ,rouse thyself by thyself1 examine thyself by thyself1 thus self-protected and attentive wilt thou live happily1 ,o ,bhikshu6 #chj4 ,for self is the lord of self1 self is the refuge of self2 therefore curb thyself as the merchant curbs a good horse4 #cha4 ,the ,bhikshu1 full of delight1 who is calm in the doctrine of ,buddha will reach the quiet place 7,nirvana71 cessation of natural desires1 and happiness4 #chb4 ,he who1 even as a young ,bhikshu1 applies himself to the doctrine of ,buddha1 brightens up this world1 like the moon when free from clouds4 ,chapter ,,xxvi4 ,the ,brahmana 7,arhat7 #chc4 ,stop the stream valiantly1 drive away the desires1 ,o ,brahmana6 ,when you have understood the destruction of all that was made1 you will understand that which was not made4 #chd4 ,if the ,brahmana has reached the other shore in both laws 7in restraint and contemplation71 all bonds vanish from him who has obtained knowledge4 #che4 ,he for whom there is neither this nor that shore1 nor both1 him1 the fearless and unshackled1 ,i call indeed a ,brahmana4 #chf4 ,he who is thoughtful1 blameless1 settled1 dutiful1 without passions1 and who has attained the highest end1 him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana4 #chg4 ,the sun is bright by day1 the moon shines by night1 the warrior is bright in his armour1 the ,brahmana is bright in his meditation2 but ,buddha1 the ,awakened1 is bright with splendour day and night4 #chh4 ,because a man is rid of evil1 therefore he is called ,brahmana2 because he walks quietly1 therefore he is called ,samana2 because he has sent away his own impurities1 therefore he is called ,pravragita 7,pabbagita1 a pilgrim74 #chi4 ,no one should attack a ,brahmana1 but no ,brahmana 7if attacked7 should let himself fly at his aggressor6 ,woe to him who strikes a ,brahmana1 more woe to him who flies at his aggressor6 #cij4 ,it advantages a ,brahmana not a little if he holds his mind back from the pleasures of life2 when all wish to injure has vanished1 pain will cease4 #cia4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who does not offend by body1 word1 or thought1 and is controlled on these three points4 #cib4 ,after a man has once understood the law as taught by the ,well-awakened 7,buddha71 let him worship it carefully1 as the ,brahmana worships the sacrificial fire4 #cic4 ,a man does not become a ,brahmana by his platted hair1 by his family1 or by birth2 in whom there is truth and righteousness1 he is blessed1 he is a ,brahmana4 #cid4 ,what is the use of platted hair1 ,o fool6 what of the raiment of goat-skins8 ,within thee there is ravening1 but the outside thou makest clean4 #cie4 ,the man who wears dirty raiments1 who is emaciated and covered with veins1 who lives alone in the forest1 and meditates1 him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana4 #cif4 ,i do not call a man a ,brahmana because of his origin or of his mother4 ,he is indeed arrogant1 and he is wealthy3 but the poor1 who is free from all attachments1 him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana4 #cig4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who has cut all fetters1 who never trembles1 is independent and unshackled4 #cih4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who has cut the strap and the thong1 the chain with all that pertains to it1 who has burst the bar1 and is awakened4 #cii4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who1 though he has committed no offence1 endures reproach1 bonds1 and stripes1 who has endurance for his force1 and strength for his army4 #djj4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who is free from anger1 dutiful1 virtuous1 without appetite1 who is subdued1 and has received his last body4 #dja4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who does not cling to pleasures1 like water on a lotus leaf1 like a mustard seed on the point of a needle4 #djb4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who1 even here1 knows the end of his suffering1 has put down his burden1 and is unshackled4 #djc4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana whose knowledge is deep1 who possesses wisdom1 who knows the right way and the wrong1 and has attained the highest end4 #djd4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who keeps aloof both from laymen and from mendicants1 who frequents no houses1 and has but few desires4 #dje4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who finds no fault with other beings1 whether feeble or strong1 and does not kill nor cause slaughter4 #djf4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who is tolerant with the intolerant1 mild with fault-finders1 and free from passion among the passionate4 #djg4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana from whom anger and hatred1 pride and envy have dropt like a mustard seed from the point of a needle4 #djh4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who utters true speech1 instructive and free from harshness1 so that he offend no one4 #dji4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who takes nothing in the world that is not given him1 be it long or short1 small or large1 good or bad4 #daj4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who fosters no desires for this world or for the next1 has no inclinations1 and is unshackled4 #daa4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who has no interests1 and when he has understood 7the truth71 does not say ,how1 how8 and who has reached the depth of the ,immortal4 #dab4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who in this world is above good and evil1 above the bondage of both1 free from grief from sin1 and from impurity4 #dac4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who is bright like the moon1 pure1 serene1 undisturbed1 and in whom all gaiety is extinct4 #dad4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who has traversed this miry road1 the impassable world and its vanity1 who has gone through1 and reached the other shore1 is thoughtful1 guileless1 free from doubts1 free from attachment1 and content4 #dae4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who in this world1 leaving all desires1 travels about without a home1 and in whom all concupiscence is extinct4 #daf4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who1 leaving all longings1 travels about without a home1 and in whom all covetousness is extinct4 #dag4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who1 after leaving all bondage to men1 has risen above all bondage to the gods1 and is free from all and every bondage4 #dah4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who has left what gives pleasure and what gives pain1 who is cold1 and free from all germs 7of renewed life71 the hero who has conquered all the worlds4 #dai4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who knows the destruction and the return of beings everywhere1 who is free from bondage1 welfaring 7,sugata71 and awakened 7,buddha74 #dbj4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana whose path the gods do not know1 nor spirits 7,gandharvas71 nor men1 whose passions are extinct1 and who is an ,arhat 7venerable74 #dba4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who calls nothing his own1 whether it be before1 behind1 or between1 who is poor1 and free from the love of the world4 #dbb4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana1 the manly1 the noble1 the hero1 the great sage1 the conqueror1 the impassible1 the accomplished1 the awakened4 #dbc4 ,him ,i call indeed a ,brahmana who knows his former abodes1 who sees heaven and hell1 has reached the end of births1 is perfect in knowledge1 a sage1 and whose perfections are all perfect4