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Tipitaka » Sutta Pitaka » Khuddaka Nikaya » Dhammapada » Verse 183,184,185


Dhammapada Verses 183, 184 and 185 - Anandattherapanha Vatthu[]


Daw Mya Tin Version[]

Sabbapapassa akaranam

ku salassa upasampada

sacittapariyodapanam

etam buddhana sasanam.

Khanti paramam tapo titikkha

nibbanam paramam vadanti buddha

na hi pabbajito parupaghati

na samano hoti param vihethayanto.

Anupavado anupaghato

patimokkhe ca samvaro

mattannuta ca bhattasmim

pantanca sayanasanam

adhicitte ca ayogo

etam buddhana sasanam.


Verse 183: Not to do evil, to cultivate merit, to purify one's mind - this is the Teaching of the Buddhas.


Verse 184: The best moral practice is patience and forbearance; "Nibbana is Supreme", said the Buddhas. A bhikkhu does not harm others; one who harms others is not a bhikkhu.


Verse 185: Not to revile, not to do any harm, to practise restraint according to the Fundamental Instructions for the bhikkhus, to be moderate in taking food, to dwell in a secluded place, to devote oneself to higher concentration - this is the Teaching of the Buddhas.



The Story of the Question Raised by Thera Ananda

While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verses (183), (184) and (185) of this book, with reference to the question raised by Thera Ananda regarding Fundamental Instructions to bhikkhus by the preceding Buddhas.

On one occasion, Thera Ananda asked the Buddha whether the Fundamental Instructions to bhikkhus given by the preceding Buddhas were the same as those of the Buddha himself. To him the Buddha replied that the instructions given by all the Buddhas are as given in the following verses:

Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:


Verse 183: Not to do evil, to cultivate merit, to purify one's mind - this is the Teaching of the Buddhas.


Verse 184: The best moral practice is patience and forbearance; "Nibbana is Supreme", said the Buddhas. A bhikkhu does not harm others; one who harms others is not a bhikkhu.


Verse 185: Not to revile, not to do any harm, to practise restraint according to the Fundamental Instructions for the bhikkhus, to be moderate in taking food, to dwell in a secluded place, to devote oneself to higher concentration - this is the Teaching of the Buddhas.


Ven. Weragoda Sarada Maha Thero Version[]

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