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Dhammapada 383–423

Brāhmaṇavagga

26. Brahmins · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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cutChinda the streamsotaṁ strivingparakkamma,
sensual pleasureskāme cast asidepanuda brahminbrāhmaṇa;
of conditionsSaṅkhārānaṁ the endingkhayaṁ knowingñatvā,
know the uncreatedakataññūsi brahminbrāhmaṇa.

whenYadā in dualitiesdvayesu in phenomenadhammesu,
gone beyondpāragū ishoti brahminbrāhmaṇo;
then for himAthassa allsabbe fetterssaṁyogā,
to an endatthaṁ they gogacchanti for the one who knowsjānato.

for whomYassa crossing overpāraṁ crossing backapāraṁ orvā,
crossing over and backpārāpāraṁ notna is foundvijjati;
stress-freeVītaddaraṁ detachedvisaṁyuttaṁ,
that one Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

absorbedJhāyiṁ rid of hopes, seatedvirajamāsīnaṁ,
task completed, without defilementskatakiccamanāsavaṁ;
arrived at the highest goalUttamatthamanuppattaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

by dayDivā blazestapati the sunādicco,
at night radiatesrattimābhāti the mooncandimā;
in armorSannaddho the aristocratkhattiyo shinestapati,
absorbedjhāyī shinestapati the brahminbrāhmaṇo;
butAtha all day and nightsabbamahorattiṁ,
the Buddhabuddho blazestapati with glorytejasā.

since they've banished evilBāhitapāpoti a brahminbrāhmaṇo,
serene lifeSamacariyā an ascetic's so-calledsamaṇoti is calledvuccati;
having renounced one's own stainPabbājayamattano stainmalaṁ,
thereforeTasmā a renunciant“pabbajito”ti is calledvuccati.

notNa a brahminbrāhmaṇassa should strikepahareyya,
nor shouldnāssa should releasemuñcetha a brahminbrāhmaṇo;
woe toDhī a brahminbrāhmaṇassa the one who hurtshantāraṁ,
thentato woe fordhī the one whoyassa retaliatesmuñcati.

notNa for a brahmin anythingbrāhmaṇassetadakiñci betterseyyo,
whenYadā holding backnisedho of the mindmanaso from attachmentspiyehi;
from whereverYato whereveryato a cruel wishhiṁsamano recoilsnivattati,
right thereTato theretato suffering subsides indeedsammatimeva sufferingdukkhaṁ.

for whomYassa by bodykāyena by speechvācāya,
by mindmanasā there is notnatthi wrongdoingdukkaṭaṁ;
restrainedSaṁvutaṁ in threetīhi respectsṭhānehi,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

from whomYamhā the Dhammadhammaṁ you should learnvijāneyya,
taught by the awakened Buddhasammāsambuddhadesitaṁ;
graciouslySakkaccaṁ himtaṁ you should honornamasseyya,
as the sacred flameaggihuttaṁva a brahminbrāhmaṇo.

notNa by matted hairjaṭāhi notna by familygottena,
notna by birthjaccā ishoti a brahminbrāhmaṇo;
in whomYamhi truth andsaccañca dhammadhammo andca,
heso puresucī heso andca a brahminbrāhmaṇo.

whyKiṁ yourte with matted hairjaṭāhi simpletondummedha,
whykiṁ yourte with deer-skin garmentajinasāṭiyā;
insideAbbhantaraṁ yourte tanglegahanaṁ,
outsidebāhiraṁ you polishparimajjasi.

wearing robes of ragsPaṁsukūladharaṁ personjantuṁ,
leankisaṁ with veins showingdhamanisanthataṁ;
aloneEkaṁ in the forestvanasmiṁ meditatingjhāyantaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

notNa and Icāhaṁ a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ I callbrūmi,
born from a wombyonijaṁ born from a mothermattisambhavaṁ;
one who says 'worthy'Bhovādi justnāma heso ishoti,
ifsace he ishoti with attachmentssakiñcano;
having nothingAkiñcanaṁ taking nothinganādānaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

all fettersSabbasaṁyojanaṁ having cut offchetvā,
whoyo indeedve notna has anxietyparitassati;
having gone beyond attachmentSaṅgātigaṁ detachedvisaṁyuttaṁ,
that one Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

having cutChetvā the strapnaddhiṁ and the harnessvarattañca,
the haltersandānaṁ and bridle toosahanukkamaṁ;
with cross-bar liftedUkkhittapalighaṁ awakenedbuddhaṁ,
that one Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

abuseAkkosaṁ and killing, cagingvadhabandhañca,
without angeraduṭṭho whoyo endurestitikkhati;
patience-powerKhantībalaṁ powerful armybalānīkaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

free from angerAkkodhanaṁ dutiful in observancesvatavantaṁ,
dutiful in preceptssīlavantaṁ not pretentiousanussadaṁ;
tamedDantaṁ bearing their final bodyantimasārīraṁ,
that one Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

waterVāri like on a lotus leafpokkharapatteva,
like on the point of a needleāraggeriva a mustard seedsāsapo;
whoYo notna is stainedlimpati by sensual pleasureskāmesu,
himtamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

whoYo of sufferingdukkhassa understandspajānāti,
just hereidheva the end for oneselfkhayamattano;
with burden put downPannabhāraṁ detachedvisaṁyuttaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

deep in wisdomGambhīrapaññaṁ intelligentmedhāviṁ,
expert in the path and what is not the pathmaggāmaggassa expertkovidaṁ;
arrived at the highest goalUttamatthamanuppattaṁ,
that onetamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

not mixedAsaṁsaṭṭhaṁ with householdersgahaṭṭhehi,
with the homelessanāgārehi and bothcūbhayaṁ;
a migrant with no bastion, few in wishesAnokasārimappicchaṁ,
that one Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

having laid asideNidhāya violencedaṇḍaṁ against creaturesbhūtesu,
the frailtasesu the firmthāvaresu andca;
whoYo notna killshanti notna makes killghāteti,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

not fightingAviruddhaṁ among those who fightviruddhesu,
among those who have taken up armsattadaṇḍesu quenchednibbutaṁ;
among those who graspSādānesu not graspinganādānaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

whoseYassa greedrāgo andca hatedoso andca,
conceitmāno contemptmakkho andca discardedpātito;
like a mustard seedSāsaporiva off the pointāraggā,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

polishedAkakkasaṁ informativeviññāpaniṁ,
speechgiraṁ true, may one uttersaccamudīraye;
by whichYāya one does not offendnābhisaje anyonekañci,
that one Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

whoever hereYodha longdīghaṁ orva shortrassaṁ orvā,
tinyaṇuṁ hugethūlaṁ beautiful or uglysubhāsubhaṁ;
in the worldLoke not stolenadinnaṁ does not takenādiyati,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

hopesĀsā of whomyassa notna are foundvijjanti,
in thisasmiṁ worldloke in the nextparamhi orca;
with no need for hopeNirāsāsaṁ detachedvisaṁyuttaṁ,
that one Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

for whom attachmentsYassālayā notna are foundvijjanti,
having knownaññāya free from indecisionakathaṅkathī;
arrived at the deathlessAmatogadhamanuppattaṁ,
that one Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

who hereYodha merit andpuññañca demerit and,pāpañca,
bothubho has overcome the attachmentsaṅgamupaccagā;
sorrowlessAsokaṁ stainlessvirajaṁ pure,suddhaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahmin.brāhmaṇaṁ.

like the moonCandaṁva spotlessvimalaṁ pure,suddhaṁ,
clear and unclouded;vippasannamanāvilaṁ;
they've ended relish for rebirth,Nandībhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
that one Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahmin.brāhmaṇaṁ.

who thisYomaṁ swamppalipathaṁ gruelingduggaṁ,
transmigrationsaṁsāraṁ has got past delusionmohamaccagā;
crossed overTiṇṇo gone to the far shorepāraṅgato meditatingjhāyī,
free of indecisionanejo free of indecisionakathaṅkathī;
not graspingAnupādāya quenchednibbuto,
him Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

who hereYodha sensual pleasureskāme having given uppahantvāna,
homeless oneanāgāro wanders forthparibbaje;
ended rebirth in the sensual realmKāmabhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
that one indeed Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

who hereYodha cravingtaṇhaṁ having given uppahantvāna,
homelessanāgāro should wander forthparibbaje;
with craving for becoming fully destroyedTaṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
homelessanāgāro should wander forthparibbaje;
with craving for becoming fully destroyedTaṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

Story of Jotika TheraJotikattheravatthu
who hereYodha cravingtaṇhaṁ having given uppahantvāna,

having abandonedHitvā humanmānusakaṁ yoke,yogaṁ,
heavenlydibbaṁ yokeyogaṁ slipped out ofupaccagā;
unyoked from all yokes,Sabbayogavisaṁyuttaṁ,
that one Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi brahmin.brāhmaṇaṁ.

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