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Dhammapada 44–59

Pupphavagga

4. Flowers · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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whoKo thisimaṁ earthpathaviṁ will bestirvicessati,
and the Yama realmYamalokañca thisimaṁ with its godssadevakaṁ;
whoKo the word of truthdhammapadaṁ well-taughtsudesitaṁ,
an expertKusalo as a flowerpupphamiva sets outpacessati.

a traineeSekho the earthpathaviṁ will bestirvicessati,
and the Yama realmYamalokañca thisimaṁ with its godssadevakaṁ;
a traineeSekho the word of truthdhammapadaṁ well-taughtsudesitaṁ,
an expertKusalo as a flowerpupphamiva will set outpacessati.

foam-likePheṇūpamaṁ this bodykāyamimaṁ having knownviditvā,
a mirageMarīcidhammaṁ having fully understoodabhisambudhāno;
having cut offChetvāna of Māramārassa flowerspapupphakāni,
invisibilityAdassanaṁ of the King of Deathmaccurājassa may gogacche.

flowersPupphāni indeedheva gatheringpacinantaṁ,
mind caught upbyāsattamanasaṁ mannaraṁ;
sleepingSuttaṁ villagegāmaṁ like a mighty floodmahoghova,
deathmaccu having takenādāya goesgacchati.

flowersPupphāni indeedheva gatheringpacinantaṁ,
mind caught upbyāsattamanasaṁ mannaraṁ;
unsated indeedAtittaññeva in pleasureskāmesu,
terminatorantako gains controlkurute controlvasaṁ.

just asYathāpi a beebhamaro flowerpupphaṁ,
not harming beauty and fragrancevaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṁ;
moves onPaleti taking the nectarrasamādāya,
thusevaṁ in the villagegāme a sagemunī should walkcare.

notNa of othersparesaṁ faultsvilomāni,
notna of othersparesaṁ done or left undonekatākataṁ;
one's own onlyAttanova should watchavekkheyya,
donekatāni left undoneakatāni andca.

just likeYathāpi gloriousruciraṁ flowerpupphaṁ,
colorfulvaṇṇavantaṁ lacking fragranceagandhakaṁ;
soEvaṁ well spokensubhāsitā speechvācā,
fruitlessaphalā ishoti for one who does not actakubbato.

just asYathāpi gloriousruciraṁ flowerpupphaṁ,
colorfulVaṇṇavantaṁ fragrantsagandhakaṁ;
soEvaṁ eloquentsubhāsitā speechvācā,
fruitfulSaphalā ishoti for one who actskubbato.

just asYathāpi from a heap of flowerspuppharāsimhā,
one would createkayirā many garlandsmālāguṇe manybahū;
soEvaṁ by one who has been bornjātena by a mortalmaccena,
to be donekattabbaṁ skillfulkusalaṁ manybahuṁ.

notNa fragrance of flowerspupphagandho spreads upwindpaṭivātameti,
notNa sandalwoodcandanaṁ pinwheel or jasminetagaramallikā orvā;
but fragrance of the goodSatañca fragrancegandho spreads upwindpaṭivātameti,
allSabbā directionsdisā a true personsappuriso spreads virtuepavāyati.

sandalwoodCandanaṁ pinwheeltagaraṁ or evenvāpi,
lotusuppalaṁ andatha jasminevassikī;
of theseEtesaṁ of fragrancesgandhajātānaṁ,
the fragrance of virtuesīlagandho supremeanuttaro.

faintAppamatto thisayaṁ fragrance,gandho,
which is thisyāyaṁ of sandal or pinwheel;tagaracandanī;
whichYo butca of the virtuoussīlavataṁ fragrance,gandho,
floatsvāti among godsdevesu highest.uttamo.

for thoseTesaṁ accomplished in ethicssampannasīlānaṁ,
meditating diligentlyappamādavihārinaṁ;
freed through the highest knowledgeSammadaññāvimuttānaṁ,
Māramāro pathmaggaṁ notna findsvindati.

just asYathā in a heap of trashsaṅkāradhānasmiṁ,
discardedujjhitasmiṁ on the highwaymahāpathe;
a lotusPadumaṁ theretattha might blossomjāyetha,
fragrantsucigandhaṁ delightfulmanoramaṁ.

soEvaṁ among those thought of as trashsaṅkārabhūtesu,
blindandhabhūte ordinary folkputhujjane;
outshinesAtirocati with wisdompaññāya,
a disciple of the perfect Buddhasammāsambuddhasāvako.
flower chapterPupphavaggo fourthcatuttho.

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