Patna Dhamma Verses (Patna Dhammapada)
A simple text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India.
A simple text and translation of the collection of the Dhammapada verses maintained in Patna, India.
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28<br />
Brāhmaṇavarggaḥ<br />
3: The Chapter about Brahmins<br />
34. Chinna sūtraṁ parākrāmma,<br />
bhavaṁ praṇuda, brāhmaṇa,<br />
saṅkhārāṇāṁ khayaṁ ñāttā,<br />
akathaso si, brāhmaṇa.<br />
Strive and cut off the thread,<br />
remove continuity, brahmin,<br />
knowing the destruction of the conditioned,<br />
you are ... 33 brahmin.<br />
35. Yamhi <strong>Dhamma</strong>ṁ vijāneyā,<br />
sakkacca naṁ namasseyā,<br />
aggihotraṁ va brāhmaṇo.<br />
That one from whom one learned <strong>Dhamma</strong>,<br />
whether old or young,<br />
with respect bow down to him,<br />
like a brahmin bows at fire-sacrifice.<br />
33<br />
It is unclear whether akathaso is a scribal error, as we have only one<br />
manuscript, but it doesn’t give any meaning, as far as I can see.
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