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Dhammapada 90–99

Arahantavagga

7. The Perfected Ones · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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at journey's endGataddhino rid of sorrowvisokassa,
everywhere freevippamuttassa everywheresabbadhi;
all ties given upSabbaganthappahīnassa,
feverpariḷāho nona is foundvijjati.

they apply themselvesUyyuñjanti mindful onessatīmanto,
notna in an abodenikete they delightramanti theyte;
like a swanHaṁsāva the marshpallalaṁ having lefthitvā,
home after homeokamokaṁ they leavejahanti theyte.

of thoseYesaṁ accumulationsannicayo there is notnatthi,
whoye having understood foodpariññātabhojanā;
the emptySuññato the signlessanimitto andca,
liberationvimokkho of thoseyesaṁ domaingocaro;
like in the skyĀkāseva of birdssakuntānaṁ,
pathgati of themtesaṁ hard to tracedurannayā.

whose defilementsYassāsavā have endedparikkhīṇā,
to foodāhāre andca not attachedanissito;
the emptySuññato the signlessanimitto andca,
liberationvimokkho whoseyassa domaingocaro;
like birds in the skyĀkāseva of birdssakuntānaṁ,
trackpadaṁ theirtassa hard to tracedurannayaṁ.

whose facultiesYassindriyāni become serenesamathaṅgatāni,
horsesAssā likeyathā by a charioteersārathinā well tamedsudantā;
of one with abandoned conceitPahīnamānassa without defilementsanāsavassa,
even the godsDevāpi himtassa envypihayanti the unaffected onetādino.

like the earthPathavisamo notno is disturbedvirujjhati,
like Indra's pillarIndakhilupamo such a onetādi true to vowssubbato;
like a lakeRahadova clear of mudapetakaddamo,
transmigrationsSaṁsārā notna arebhavanti of such a onetādino.

peacefulSantaṁ of that onetassa mindmanaṁ ishoti,
peacefulsantā speechvācā andca deedskamma andca;
rightly freed through enlightenmentSammadaññāvimuttassa,
at peaceupasantassa of such a onetādino.

lacking faithAssaddho one who acknowledges nothingakataññū andca,
a house-breakersandhicchedo andca whoyo a mannaro;
purged of hopeHatāvakāso they have wasted their chancevantāso,
that onesa indeedve the supreme personuttamaporiso.

in a villageGāme orvā whetheryadi in a wildernessvāraññe,
in a valleyNinne orvā whetheryadi orvā in the uplandsthale;
whereverYattha the perfected onesarahanto liveviharanti,
thatTaṁ is a delightful placebhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṁ.

delightfulRamaṇīyāni wildernessesaraññāni,
whereyattha notna delightsramatī peoplejano;
free of greedVītarāgā will delightramissanti,
notna thosete seekers of sensual pleasureskāmagavesino.
the chapter on the Perfected OnesArahantavaggo seventhsattamo.

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