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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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34<br />

Bhikṣuvarggaḥ<br />

4: The Chapter about Monastics<br />

[50 ≈ Dhp 361c-f]<br />

Sabbattha saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu sabbattha saṁvaro,<br />

Restraint is good everywhere, restraint is everywhere good,<br />

47 sabbadukkhā pramuccati.<br />

a monastic who is restrained everywhere is liberated from all suffering.<br />

Kāyena saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu vācāya saṁvaro,<br />

Restraint of body is good, restraint of speech is good,<br />

manasā saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu sabbattha saṁvaro,<br />

restraint of mind is good, restraint is everywhere good,<br />

sabbattha saṁvuto bhikkhu sabbadukkhā pamuccati.<br />

a monastic who is restrained everywhere is liberated from all suffering.<br />

[51 ≈ Dhp 361]<br />

Kāyena samvaro sādhu, sādhu vācāya saṁvaro,<br />

Restraint of body is good, restraint of speech is good,<br />

manasā pi saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu sabbattha saṁvaro,<br />

restraint of mind is also good, restraint is everywhere good,<br />

a monastic who is restrained everywhere is liberated from all suffering.<br />

Kāyena saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu vācāya saṁvaro,<br />

Restraint of body is good, restraint of speech is good,<br />

manasā saṁvaro sādhu, sādhu sabbattha saṁvaro,<br />

restraint of mind is good, restraint is everywhere good,<br />

sabbattha saṁvuto bhikkhu sabbadukkhā pamuccati.<br />

a monastic who is restrained everywhere is liberated from all suffering.<br />

47<br />

The form appears to be plural, but the verb it agrees with is singular; same in the next verse.

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