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Dhammapada 179–196

Buddhavagga

14. The Buddhas · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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whoseYassa victoryjitaṁ is not undonenāvajīyati,
victoryJitaṁ whoseyassa does not gonoyāti anyonekoci in the worldloke;
thatTaṁ Buddha, whose range is endlessbuddhamanantagocaraṁ,
tracklessApadaṁ by whatkena trackpadena would you tracenessatha.

of whomYassa weaverjālinī clingervisattikā,
cravingTaṇhā there is notnatthi anywherekuhiñci to leadnetave;
himTaṁ the Buddha of infinite rangebuddhamanantagocaraṁ,
tracklessApadaṁ by whatkena trackpadena you will leadnessatha.

whoYe intent on absorptionjhānapasutā wise onesdhīrā,
in the peace of renunciationnekkhammūpasame delightingratā;
even the godsDevāpi themtesaṁ envypihayanti,
the fully awakened onessambuddhānaṁ the mindful onessatīmataṁ.

hardKiccho human birthmanussapaṭilābho,
hardkicchaṁ of mortalsmaccāna lifejīvitaṁ;
hardKicchaṁ hearing the true teachingsaddhammassavanaṁ,
hardkiccho arising of Buddhasbuddhānamuppādo.

of all evilSabbapāpassa not doingakaraṇaṁ,
of the goodkusalassa undertakingupasampadā;
purification of one's own mindSacittapariyodapanaṁ,
thisetaṁ of the Buddhasbuddhāna instructionsāsanaṁ.

patient acceptanceKhantī ultimateparamaṁ fervortapo patient acceptancetitikkhā,
extinguishmentNibbānaṁ ultimateparamaṁ sayvadanti Buddhasbuddhā;
noNa indeedhi renunciatepabbajito injures anotherparūpaghātī,
norNa asceticsamaṇo ishoti anotherparaṁ hurtingviheṭhayanto.

not speaking illAnūpavādo nor doing harmanūpaghāto,
in the monastic codePātimokkhe andca restraintsaṁvaro;
moderationMattaññutā andca in eatingbhattasmiṁ,
and staying in remotePantañca lodgingssayanāsanaṁ;
in the higher mindAdhicitte andca commitmentāyogo,
thisEtaṁ of the Buddhasbuddhāna instructionsāsanaṁ.

notNa by a rain of coinskahāpaṇavassena,
satisfactiontitti in sensual pleasureskāmesu is foundvijjati;
of little gratificationAppassādā sufferingdukhā sensual pleasureskāmā,
thusiti having understoodviññāya an astute personpaṇḍito.

evenApi in celestialdibbesu in pleasureskāmesu,
delightratiṁ theyso do not attainnādhigacchati;
delighting in the ending of cravingTaṇhakkhayarato ishoti,
a disciple of the fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhasāvako.

manyBahuṁ indeedve refugesaraṇaṁ they goyanti,
mountainspabbatāni forest grovesvanāni andca;
to shrines in tended parksĀrāmarukkhacetyāni,
those peoplemanussā driven by fearbhayatajjitā.

that is notNetaṁ indeedkho refugesaraṇaṁ sanctuarykhemaṁ,
that is notnetaṁ supreme refugesaraṇamuttamaṁ;
that is notNetaṁ having gone to that refugesaraṇamāgamma,
from all sufferingsabbadukkhā is releasedpamuccati.

whoYo andca to the Buddhabuddhañca to the teachingdhammañca,
and to the Saṅghasaṅghañca refugesaraṇaṁ gonegato;
fourCattāri noble truthsariyasaccāni,
with right understandingsammappaññāya seespassati.

sufferingDukkhaṁ suffering's origindukkhasamuppādaṁ,
of sufferingdukkhassa andca transcendenceatikkamaṁ;
nobleAriyaṁ eightfoldcaṭṭhaṅgikaṁ pathmaggaṁ,
that leads to the stilling of sufferingdukkhūpasamagāminaṁ.

suchEtaṁ indeedkho refugesaraṇaṁ sanctuarykhemaṁ,
itetaṁ supreme refugesaraṇamuttamaṁ;
suchEtaṁ having gone to refugesaraṇamāgamma,
from all sufferingsabbadukkhā is releasedpamuccati.

hard to findDullabho a thoroughbred manpurisājañño,
notna heso everywheresabbattha is bornjāyati;
whereYattha heso is bornjāyati attentive onedhīro,
thattaṁ familykulaṁ prospers in happinesssukhamedhati.

happySukho the arising of Buddhasbuddhānamuppādo,
happysukhā the teaching of Dhammasaddhammadesanā;
happySukhā of the Saṅghasaṅghassa harmonysāmaggī,
of the harmonioussamaggānaṁ strivingtapo happysukho.

worthy of venerationPūjārahe to one veneratingpūjayato,
Buddhasbuddhe oryadi orva disciplessāvake;
who have transcended proliferationPapañcasamatikkante,
who have left behind grief and lamentationtiṇṇasokapariddave.

thoseTe such as thesetādise veneratingpūjayato,
quenchednibbute fearing nothing from any quarterakutobhaye;
notNa can besakkā meritpuññaṁ calculatedsaṅkhātuṁ,
just this muchimettamapi by anyonekenaci.
the Buddha chapterBuddhavaggo the fourteenthcuddasamo.
the first recitation sectionPaṭhamabhāṇavāraṁ.

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