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Patna Dhammapada, Patna Dhamma Verses

A text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India, together with parallels.

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<strong>Patna</strong> Dharmapada - 170<br />

[339-340 ≈ Tha 507-508]<br />

Yassa śraddhā Tathāgate acalā supratiṣṭhitā,<br />

He whose faith in the Realised One is well-established and unmoveable,<br />

śīlañ-ca yassa kallāṇaṁ, ay i rakāntaṁ praśaṁsiyaṁ,<br />

whose virtue is beautiful, praised by the noble ones,<br />

Saṅghe prasādo yassa asti, ujjubhūtañ-ca daṁśanaṁ,<br />

who has confidence in the Saṅgha, who sees uprightly,<br />

‘adaridro’ ti tam āhu, amoghaṁ tassa jīvitaṁ.<br />

he they say is ‘not poor’, his life is not in vain.<br />

Yassa saddhā Tathāgate acalā supatiṭṭhitā,<br />

He whose faith in the Realised One is well-established and unmoveable,<br />

sīlaṁ ca yassa kalyāṇaṁ, ar i yakantaṁ pasaṁsitaṁ,<br />

whose virtue is beautiful, praised by the noble ones,<br />

Saṅghe pasādo yassatthi, ujubhūtañ-ca dassanaṁ,<br />

who has confidence in the Saṅgha, who sees uprightly,<br />

‘adaḷiddo’ ti taṁ āhu, amoghaṁ tassa jīvitaṁ.<br />

he they say is ‘not poor’, his life is not in vain.<br />

[341 ≈ Tha 509]<br />

Tassā śraddhañ-ca śīlaṁ ca prasādaṁ <strong>Dhamma</strong>daṁśane,<br />

Therefore (with) faith, virtue, confidence and insight into <strong>Dhamma</strong>,<br />

anuyuñjeya medhāvī saraṁ Buddhāna’ śāsanaṁ.<br />

a sage should devote himself to the essence of the Buddhas’ dispensation.<br />

Tasmā saddhaṁ ca sīlaṁ ca pasādaṁ <strong>Dhamma</strong>dassanaṁ,<br />

Therefore (with) faith, virtue, confidence and insight into <strong>Dhamma</strong>,<br />

anuyuñjetha medhāvī saraṁ Buddhāna’ sāsanaṁ.<br />

the sagacious one should devote himself to the essence of the Buddhas’ dispensation.<br />

Dadantīvarggaḥ<br />

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