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 – 128<br />
Tiṇadosāni khettāni, mohadosā ayaṁ pajā,<br />
Fields are ruined by grassy weeds, these people are ruined by delusion,<br />
tasmā hi vītamohesu dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ. [358]<br />
therefore there is great fruit for that given to those without delusion.<br />
Tiṇadosāni khettāni, icchādosā ayaṁ pajā,<br />
Fields are ruined by grassy weeds, these people are ruined by desire,<br />
tasmā hi vigaticchesu dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ. [359]<br />
therefore there is great fruit for that given to those without desire.<br />
Taṇhāvaggo Catuvīsatimo<br />
The Chapter about Craving, the Twenty-Fourth<br />
Related <strong>Verses</strong> from the <strong><strong>Dhamma</strong>pada</strong><br />
Anekajātisaṁsāraṁ sandhāvissaṁ anibbisaṁ<br />
Through the round of countless births and deaths I have wandered without finding<br />
gahakārakaṁ gavesanto: dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ. [153]<br />
the housebuilder I was seeking: born and suffering once again.<br />
Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi! Puna gehaṁ na kāhasi:<br />
O housebuilder, now you are seen! You will not build the house again:<br />
sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, gahakūṭaṁ visaṅkhitaṁ,<br />
all your rafters have been broken, and the ridgepole has been destroyed,<br />
visaṅkhāragataṁ cittaṁ, taṇhānaṁ khayam-ajjhagā. [154]<br />
my mind has reached the unconditioned, and craving’s end has been achieved.<br />
Yassa jālinī visattikā,<br />
* For him there is no desire, attachment,<br />
taṇhā natthi kuhiñci netave,<br />
or craving to lead (him) anywhere,<br />
tam-Buddham-anantagocaraṁ,<br />
the Buddha, whose range is endless,<br />
apadaṁ kena padena nessatha? [180]<br />
by what path can you lead the pathless one?