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