Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)
Pāli verses with English translation in this collection of 423 Dhamma verses, along with a discussion of their meaning and their collection.
Pāli verses with English translation in this collection of 423 Dhamma verses, along with a discussion of their meaning and their collection.
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24: The Chapter about Craving – 126<br />
Vitakkapamathitassa jantuno<br />
For a person crushed by thoughts<br />
tibbarāgassa, subhānupassino,<br />
and pierced by passion, contemplating the attractive,<br />
bhiyyo taṇhā pavaḍḍhati,<br />
craving increases much more,<br />
esa kho daḷhaṁ karoti bandhanaṁ. [349]<br />
this surely makes the bond more firm.<br />
Vitakkupasame ca yo rato<br />
Whoever has delight in the calming of thoughts,<br />
asubhaṁ bhāvayatī sadā sato,<br />
who always mindfully cultivates what is unattractive,<br />
esa kho vyantikāhiti,<br />
will surely abolish this (craving),<br />
esacchecchati Mārabandhanaṁ. [350]<br />
he will cut off the bond of Māra.<br />
Niṭṭhaṁ gato asantāsī, vītataṇho anaṅgaṇo,<br />
Having gone to the end, without trembling, without craving, without impurity,<br />
acchindi bhavasallāni, antimoyaṁ samussayo. [351]<br />
cutting off the darts of existence, this one is his final body.<br />
Vītataṇho anādāno, niruttipadakovido,<br />
Without craving, without attachment, skilled in words and their explanation,<br />
akkharānaṁ sannipātaṁ jaññā pubbaparāni ca,<br />
knowing how syllables are arranged, which come before and which after,<br />
sa ve antimasārīro mahāpañño (mahāpuriso) ti vuccati. [352]<br />
the one in his final body is said to be (a great person), one of great wisdom.
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