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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26: The Chapter about Brahmins – 143<br />
Yodha taṇhaṁ pahatvāna, anāgāro paribbaje,<br />
Whoever, giving up craving, would wander homeless here,<br />
taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ, tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [416]<br />
destroying craving and existence, that one I say is a brahmin.<br />
Hitvā mānusakaṁ yogaṁ, dibbaṁ yogaṁ upaccagā,<br />
Abandoning the human yoke, overcoming the divine yoke,<br />
sabbayogavisaṁyuttaṁ, tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [417]<br />
being unattached to all yokes, that one I say is a brahmin.<br />
Hitvā ratiñ-ca aratiñ-ca, sītibhūtaṁ nirūpadhiṁ,<br />
Abandoning delight and aversion, cooled off and free from cleaving,<br />
sabbalokābhibhuṁ vīraṁ, tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [418]<br />
a hero who vanquished the whole world, that one I say is a brahmin.<br />
Cutiṁ yo vedi sattānaṁ upapattiñ-ca sabbaso,<br />
Whoever knows in every way beings’ passing and their rebirth,<br />
asattaṁ sugataṁ buddhaṁ, tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [419]<br />
unattached, fortunate, awake, that one I say is a brahmin.<br />
Yassa gatiṁ na jānanti devā gandhabbamānusā –<br />
For the one whose destiny is unknown to gods, gandhabbas and men –<br />
khīṇāsavaṁ Arahantaṁ, tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [420]<br />
being pollutant-free, an Arahat, that one I say is a brahmin.<br />
Yassa pure ca pacchā ca majjhe ca natthi kiñcanaṁ,<br />
For whom there is nothing in the past, the future or the present,<br />
akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ, tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [421]<br />
having nothing and unattached, that one I say is a brahmin.<br />
Usabhaṁ pavaraṁ vīraṁ, mahesiṁ vijitāvinaṁ,<br />
A noble leader, heroic, a great seer, victorious,<br />
anejaṁ nhātakaṁ buddhaṁ, tam-ahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ. [422]<br />
free of lust, cleansed and awakened, that one I say is a brahmin.