Dhammapada (Illustrated)

by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero | 1993 | 341,201 words | ISBN-10: 9810049382 | ISBN-13: 9789810049386

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Summary: The English translation of the Dhammapada, representing the fundamentals of the Buddhist way of life. It leads its reader not only to a happy and useful life here and hereafter but also to the achievement of life’s purpose “Summum Bonum” the Goal Supreme. The Dhammapada is the second book of the Khuddaka Nikaya (Minor Collection) of the Sutta Pitaka (The Basket of Discourses) and consists of 423 verses. This edition includes illustrations, explanatory stories and a commentary.

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This Book is not Copyright. Any portion of the Book may be reproduced with due acknowledgement. Permission may be obtained from the author Ven. W. Sarada Thero, Singapore Buddhist Meditation Centre, Pasir Panjang Post Office, P.O. Box 0041, Singapore 0511. Tel: 7783330 Fax: 7730150

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Source 2: archive.org

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Acknowledgements

About the Author (Venerable Weragoda Sārada Mahā Thero)

Kālāma Sutta (quote)

Tolerance-Peace-Love

+ Chapter 1 - Yamaka Vagga (Twin Verses)

. Verse 1 - The story of the monk Cakkhupāla

. Verse 2 - The Story of Maṭṭakuṇḍali

. Verse 3-4 - The Story of Monk Tissa

. Verse 5 - The Story of Kāliyakkhinī

. Verse 6 - The Story of Kosambi Monks

. Verse 7-8 - The Story of Monk Mahākāla

. Verse 9-10 - The Story of Devadatta

. Verse 11-12 - The Story of Monk Sāriputta

. Verse 13-14 - The Story of Monk Nanda

. Verse 15 - The Story of Cundasūkarika

. Verse 16 - The Story of Dhammika Upāsaka

. Verse 17 - The Story of Devadatta

. Verse 18 - The Story of Sumanādevi

. Verse 19-20 - The Story of Two Friends

+ Chapter 2 - Appamāda Vagga (Heedfulness)

. Verse 21-23 - The Story of Sāmāvati

. Verse 24 - The Story of Kumbhaghosaka, the Banker

. Verse 25 - The Story of Cūlapanthaka

. Verse 26-27 - The Story of Bāla Nakkhatta Festival

. Verse 28 - The Story of Monk Mahākassapa

. Verse 29 - The Story of the Two Companion Monks

. Verse 30 - The Story of Magha

. Verse 31 - The Story of a Certain Monk

. Verse 32 - The Story of Monk Nigāma Vāsi Tissa

+ Chapter 3 - Citta Vagga (Mind)

. Verse 33-34 - The Story of Venerable Meghiya

. Verse 35 - The Story of a Certain Monk

. Verse 36 - The Story of a Certain Disgruntled Monk

. Verse 37 - The Story of Monk Saṅgharakkhita

. Verse 38-39 - The Story of Monk Cittahattha

. Verse 40 - The Story of Five Hundred Monks

. Verse 41 - The Story of Tissa, the Monk with a Stinking Body

. Verse 42 - The Story of Nanda, the Herdsman

. Verse 43 - The Story of Soreyya

+ Chapter 4 - Puppha Vagga (Flowers)

. Verse 44-45 - The Story of Five Hundred Monks

. Verse 46 - The Story of the Monk who Contemplates The Body as a Mirage

. Verse 47 - The Story of Viḍūḍabha

. Verse 48 - The Story of Patipūjikā Kumāri

. Verse 49 - The Story of Kosiya, the Miserly Rich Man

. Verse 50 - The Story of the Ascetic Pāveyya

. Verse 51-52 - The Story of Chattapāni, a Lay Disciple

. Verse 53 - The Story of Visākhā

. Verse 54-55 - The Story of the Question Raised by the Venerable Ānanda

. Verse 56 - The Story of Monk Mahākassapa

. Verse 57 - The Story of Venerable Godhika

. Verse 58-59 - The Story of Garahadinna

+ Chapter 5 - Bāla Vagga (Fools)

. Verse 60 - The Story of a Certain Person

. Verse 61 - The Story of a Resident Pupil of Venerable Mahākassapa

. Verse 62 - The Story of Ānanda, the Rich Man

. Verse 63 - The Story of Two Pick-pockets

. Verse 64 - The Story of Venerable Udāyi

. Verse 65 - The Story of Thirty Monks from Pāṭheyyaka

. Verse 66 - The Story of Suppabuddha, the Leper

. Verse 67 - The Story of a Farmer

. Verse 68 - The Story of Sumana, the Florist

. Verse 69 - The Story of Nun Uppalavaṇṇā

. Verse 70 - The Story of Monk Jambuka

. Verse 71 - The Story of Snake-Ghost

. Verse 72 - The Story of Saṭṭhikūṭa-Peta

. Verse 73-74 - The Story of Citta the Householder

. Verse 75 - The Story of Novice Monk Tissa of the Forest Monastery

+ Chapter 6 - Paṇḍita Vagga (The Wise)

. Verse 76 - The Story of Venerable Rādha

. Verse 77 - The Story of Venerables Assaji & Punabbasuka

. Verse 78 - The Story of Venerable Channa

. Verse 79 - The Story of Venerable Mahākappina

. Verse 80 - The Story of Novice Monk Paṇḍita

. Verse 81 - The Story of Venerable Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya

. Verse 82 - The Story of Kānamātā

. Verse 83 - The Story of the Five Hundred Monks

. Verse 84 - The Story of Venerable Dhammika

. Verse 85-86 - The Story of Dhamma Listeners

. Verse 87-89 - The Story of Five Hundred Visiting Monks

+ Chapter 7 - Arahanta Vagga (The Saints‌)

. Verse 90 - The Story of the Question Asked by Jīvaka

. Verse 91 - The Story of Venerable Mahākassapa

. Verse 92 - The Story of Venerable Bellaṭṭhisīsa

. Verse 93 - The Story of Venerable Anuruddha

. Verse 94 - The Story of Venerable Mahākaccāyana

. Verse 95 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta

. Verse 96 - The Story of a Novice Monk from Kosambi

. Verse 97 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta

. Verse 98 - The Story of Venerable Revata

. Verse 99 - The Story of a Woman

+ Chapter 8 - Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)

. Verse 100 - The Story of Tambadāṭhika

. Verse 101 - The Story of Bāhiyadārucīriya

. Verse 102-103 - The Story of Nun Kuṇḍalakesī

. Verse 104-105 - The Story of the Brāhmin Anatthapucchaka

. Verse 106 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Uncle

. Verse 107 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Nephew

. Verse 108 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Friend

. Verse 109 - The Story of Āyuvaḍḍhanakumāra

. Verse 110 - The Story of Novice Monk Saṃkicca

. Verse 111 - The Story of Khānu-Koṇḍañña

. Verse 112 - The Story of Venerable Sappadāsa

. Verse 113 - The Story of Nun Patācārā

. Verse 114 - The Story of Nun Kisāgotami

. Verse 115 - The Story of Nun Bahūputtika

+ Chapter 9 - Pāpa Vagga (Evil)

. Verse 116 - The Story of Culla Ekasāṭaka

. Verse 117 - The Story of Venerable Seyyasaka

. Verse 118 - The Story of Goddess Lājā

. Verse 119-120 - The Story of Anāthapiṇḍika

. Verse 121 - The Story of a Careless Monk

. Verse 122 - The Story of Bilālapādaka

. Verse 123 - The Story of Mahādhana

. Verse 124 - The Story of Kukkuṭamitta

. Verse 125 - The Story of Koka the Huntsman

. Verse 126 - The Story of Venerable Tissa

. Verse 127 - The Story of Three Groups of Persons

. Verse 128 - The Story of King Suppabuddha

+ Chapter 10 - Daṇḍa Vagga (Punishment‌)

. Verse 129 - The Story of a Group of Six Monks

. Verse 130 - The Story of a Group of Six Monks (continued)

. Verse 131-132 - The Story of Many Youths

. Verse 133-134 - The Story of Venerable Kuṇḍadhāna

. Verse 135 - The Story of Some Ladies Observing the Moral Precepts

. Verse 136 - The Story of the Boa Constrictor Peta-Ghost

. Verse 137-140 - The Story of Venerable Mahā Moggallāna

. Verse 141 - The Story of Venerable Bahūbhāṇḍika

. Verse 142 - The Story of Santati the Minister

. Verse 143-144 - The Story of Venerable Pilotikatissa

. Verse 145 - The Story of Novice Monk Sukha

+ Chapter 11 - Jarā Vagga (Old Age)

. Verse 146 - The Story of the Companions of Visākhā

. Verse 147 - The Story of Sirimā

. Verse 148 - The Story of Nun Uttarā

. Verse 149 - The Story of Adhimānika Monks

. Verse 150 - The Story of Nun Rūpanandā (Janapadakalyāni)

. Verse 151 - The Story of Queen Mallikā

. Verse 152 - The Story of Venerable Kāludāyi

. Verse 153-154 - Venerable Ānanda’s Stanzas

. Verse 155-156 - The Story of Mahādhana the Treasurer’s Son

+ Chapter 12 - Atta Vagga (Self)

. Verse 157 - The Story of Bodhirājakumāra

. Verse 158 - The Story of Venerable Upananda Sākyaputta

. Verse 159 - The Story of Venerable Padhānikatissa

. Verse 160 - The Story of the Mother of Kumārakassapa

. Verse 161 - The Story of Mahākāla Upāsaka

. Verse 162 - The Story of Devadatta

. Verse 163 - The Story of Schism in the Sangha

. Verse 164 - The Story of Venerable Kāla

. Verse 165 - The Story of Cūlakāla Upāsaka

. Verse 166 - The Story of Venerable Attadattha

+ Chapter 13 - Loka Vagga (World‌)

. Verse 167 - The Story of a Young Monk

. Verse 168-169 - The Story of King Suddhodana

. Verse 170 - The Story of Many Monks

. Verse 171 - The Story of Prince Abhaya

. Verse 172 - The Story of Venerable Sammuñjanī

. Verse 173 - The Story of Venerable Angulimāla

. Verse 174 - The Story of the Weaver-Girl

. Verse 175 - The Story of Thirty Monks

. Verse 176 - The Story of Cincāmānavikā

. Verse 177 - The Story of the Unrivalled Alms-Giving

. Verse 178 - The Story of Kāla, son of Anāthapiṇḍika

+ Chapter 14 - Buddha Vagga (The Buddha‌)

. Verse 179-180 - The Story of the Three Daughters of Māra

. Verse 181 - The Story of the Buddha’s Return from the Tāvatiṃsa Deva World

. Verse 182 - The Story of Erakapatta the Nāga King

. Verse 183-185 - The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Ānanda

. Verse 186-187 - The Story of a Discontented Young Monk

. Verse 188-192 - The Story of Aggidatta

. Verse 193 - The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Ānanda

. Verse 194 - The Story of Many Monks

. Verse 195-196 - The Story of the Golden Stūpa of Kassapa Buddha

+ Chapter 15 - Sukha Vagga (Happiness)

. Verse 197-199 - The Story of the Pacification of the Relatives of the Buddha

. Verse 200 - The Story of Māra

. Verse 201 - The Story of the Defeat of the King of Kosala

. Verse 202 - The Story of a Young Bride

. Verse 203 - The Story of a Lay-Disciple

. Verse 204 - The Story of King Pasenadi of Kosala

. Verse 205 - The Story of Venerable Tissa

. Verse 206-208 - The Story of Sakka

+ Chapter 16 - Piya Vagga (Affection)

. Verse 209-211 - The Story of Three Ascetics

. Verse 212 - The Story of a Rich Householder

. Verse 213 - The Story of Visākhā

. Verse 214 - The Story of Licchavi Princes

. Verse 215 - The Story of Anitthigandha Kumāra

. Verse 216 - The Story of a Brāhmin

. Verse 217 - The Story of Five Hundred Boys

. Verse 218 - The Story of an Anāgāmi Venerable

. Verse 219-220 - The Story of Nandiya

+ Chapter 17 - Kodha Vagga (Anger‌)

. Verse 221 - The Story of Princess Rohini

. Verse 222 - The Story of a Monk

. Verse 223 - The Story of Uttarā the Lay-Disciple

. Verse 224 - The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Mahā Moggallāna

. Verse 225 - The Story of the Brāhmin who had been the ‘Father of the Buddha’

. Verse 226 - The Story of Puṇṇā the Slave Girl

. Verse 227-230 - The Story of Atula the Lay Disciple

. Verse 231-234 - The Story of A Group of Six Monks

+ Chapter 18 - Mala Vagga (Impurities)

. Verse 235-238 - The Story of the Son of a Butcher

. Verse 239 - The Story of a Brāhmin

. Verse 240 - The Story of Venerable Tissa

. Verse 241 - The Story of Kāludāyi

. Verse 242-243 - The Story of a Man Whose Wife Committed Adultery

. Verse 244-245 - The Story of Culla Sārī

. Verse 246-248 - The Story of Five Hundred Lay Disciples

. Verse 249-250 - The Story of Tissa

. Verse 251 - The Story of Five Lay-Disciples

. Verse 252 - The Story of Meṇḍaka the Rich Man

. Verse 253 - The Story of Venerable Ujjhānasaññī

. Verse 254-255 - The Story of Subhadda the Wandering Ascetic

+ Chapter 19 - Dhammaṭṭha Vagga‌ (Established in Dhamma)

. Verse 256-257 - The Story of the Judge

. Verse 258 - The Story of a Group of Six Monks

. Verse 259 - The Story of Ekūdāna the Arahat

. Verse 260-261 - The Story of Venerable Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya

. Verse 262-263 - The Story of Some Monks

. Verse 264-265 - The Story of Venerable Hatthaka

. Verse 266-267 - The Story of a Brāhmin

. Verse 268-269 - The Story of the Followers of Non-Buddhist Doctrines

. Verse 270 - The Story of a Fisherman Named Ariya

. Verse 271-272 - The Story of Some Monks

+ Chapter 20 - Magga Vagga (The Path‌)

. Verse 273-276 - The Story of Five Hundred Monks

. Verse 277-279 - The Story of Five Hundred Monks

. Verse 280 - The Story of Venerable Tissa the Idle One

. Verse 281 - The Story of a Pig Spirit

. Verse 282 - The Story of Venerable Poṭhila

. Verse 283-284 - The Story of Five Old Monks

. Verse 285 - The Story of a Venerable who had been a Goldsmith

. Verse 286 - The Story of Mahādhana, a Merchant

. Verse 287 - The Story of Kisāgotamī

. Verse 288-289 - The Story of Paṭācārā

+ Chapter 21 - Pakiṇṇaka Vagga (Miscellaneous)

. Verse 290 - The Story of the Buddha’s Former Deeds

. Verse 291 - The Story of the Woman Who ate up the Eggs of a Hen

. Verse 292-293 - The Story of the Venerables of Bhaddiya

. Verse 294-295 - The Story of Venerable Bhaddiya

. Verse 296-301 - The Story of a Wood Cutter’s Son

. Verse 302 - The Story of the Monk from the Country of the Vajjis

. Verse 303 - The Story of Citta the Householder

. Verse 304 - The Story of Cūlasubhaddā

. Verse 305 - The Story of the Monk Who Stayed Alone

+ Chapter 22 - Niraya Vagga (Hell‌)

. Verse 306 - The Story of Sundarī the Wandering Female Ascetic

. Verse 307 - The Story of Those Who Suffered for Their Evil Deeds

. Verse 308 - The Monks Who Lived on the Bank of the Vaggumudā River

. Verse 309-310 - The Story of Khema the Guild Leader

. Verse 311-313 - The Story of the Obstinate Monk

. Verse 314 - The Story of a Woman of Jealous Disposition

. Verse 315 - The Story of Many Monks

. Verse 316-317 - The Story of A Group of Bad Ascetics

. Verse 318-319 - The Story of the Disciples of Non-Buddhist Teachers

+ Chapter 23 - Nāga Vagga (The Great)

. Verse 320-322 - On Subduing Oneself

. Verse 323 - The Story of the Monk Who Had Been A Trainer of Elephants

. Verse 324 - The Story of an Old Brāhmin

. Verse 325 - The Story of King Pasenadi of Kosala

. Verse 326 - The Story of Sāmanera Sānu

. Verse 327 - The Story of the Elephant Called Pāveyyaka

. Verse 328-330 - Admonition to Five Hundred Monks

. Verse 331-333 - The Story of Māra

+ Chapter 24 - Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)

. Verse 334-337 - The Story of the Past: The Insolent Monk

. Verse 338-343 - The Young Sow

. Verse 344 - The Story of a Monk who Disrobed

. Verse 345-346 - The Prison-House

. Verse 347 - The Story of Theri Khemā

. Verse 348 - The Story of Uggasena

. Verse 349-350 - Young Archer the Wise

. Verse 351-352 - Māra seeks in vain to frighten Rāhula

. Verse 353 - The Story of Upaka

. Verse 354 - The Story of the Questions Raised by Sakka

. Verse 355 - The Story of a Childless Rich Man

. Verse 356-359 - The Greater and the Lesser Gift

+ Chapter 25 - Bhikkhu Vagga (The Monk)

. Verse 360-361 - The Story of Five Monks in Sāvatthi

. Verse 362 - The Story of a Monk Who Killed a Swan (Haṃsa)

. Verse 363 - The Story of Monk Kokālika

. Verse 364 - The Story of Venerable Dhammārāma

. Verse 365-366 - The Story of the Traitor Monk

. Verse 367 - The Story Of The Brāhmin Who Offered Alms Food To The Buddha

. Verse 368-376 - The Story of a Devout Lady and the Thieves

. Verse 377 - The Story of Meditation on Jasmine Flowers

. Verse 378 - The Story of Venerable Santakāya

. Verse 379-380 - The Story of Venerable Naṅgala Kula (Attachment to Old Clothes)

. Verse 381 - The Story of Monk Vakkali

. Verse 382 - The Story of the Novice Monk Sumana who Performed a Miracle

+ Chapter 26 - Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)

. Verse 383 - The Story of the Brāhmin who had Great Faith

. Verse 384 - The Story of Thirty Monks

. Verse 385 - The Story of Māra

. Verse 386 - The Story of a Certain Brāhmin

. Verse 387 - The Story of Venerable Ānanda

. Verse 388 - The Story of a Brāhmin Recluse

. Verse 389-390 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta

. Verse 391 - The Story of Venerable Nun Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī

. Verse 392 - The Story of Venerable Sāriputta

. Verse 393 - The Story of Jaṭila the Brāhmin

. Verse 394 - The Story of the Trickster Brāhmin

. Verse 395 - The Story of Kisā Gotamī, Wearer of Refuse-Rags

. Verse 396 - What is a Brāhman?

. Verse 397 - The Story of Uggasena the Acrobat

. Verse 398 - The Story of a Tug of War

. Verse 399 - The Story of the Patient Subduing the Insolent

. Verse 400 - The Story of Sāriputta being Reviled by His Mother

. Verse 401 - The Story of Nun Uppalavaṇṇā

. Verse 402 - The Story of a Slave who Laid Down His Burden

. Verse 403 - Khemā the Wise

. Verse 404 - The Story of The Monk and the Goddess

. Verse 405 - The Story of the Monk and the Woman

. Verse 406 - The Story of The Four Novices

. Verse 407 - The Story of Venerable Mahā Panthaka

. Verse 408 - The Story of Venerable Piliṇḍavaccha

. Verse 409 - The Story of the Monk who was accused of Theft

. Verse 410 - The Story of Sāriputta being misunderstood

. Verse 411 - The Story of Venerable Mahā Moggallāna

. Verse 412 - Renounce both Good and Evil

. Verse 413 - The story of Venerable Moonlight

. Verse 414 - Seven Years in the Womb

. Verse 415 - A Courtesan tempts a Monk (Sundara Samudda)

. Verse 416 - Ajātasattu attacks Jotika’s Palace

. Verse 417 - The Story of the Monk who was once a Mime

. Verse 418 - The Story of the Monk who was once a Mime

. Verse 419-420 - The Story of the Skull-Tapper

. Verse 421 - The Story of a Husband and Wife

. Verse 422 - The Story of Angulimāla the Fearless

. Verse 423 - It is the Giver that makes the Gift

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