TIPIṬAKA

In the Basket of Discourses The Supplementary Collection (The First Book) The Text of the Short Readings   Reverence to

Introduction to the Dhammapada by Bhikkhu Bodhi From ancient times to the present, the Dhammapada has been regarded as the

Preface to the Dhammapada by Acharya Buddharakkhita The Dhammapada is the best known and most widely esteemed text in the

1. The Pairs (Yamakavagga) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 1. Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are

2. Heedfulness (Appamādavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita   21. Heedfulness is the path to the Deathless.3 Heedlessness is the path

3. The Mind (Cittavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita   33. Just as a fletcher straightens an arrow shaft, even so

4. Flowers (Pupphavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 44. Who shall overcome this earth, this realm of Yama and this sphere

5. The Fool (Bālavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 60. Long is the night to the sleepless; long is the league

6. The Wise Man (Paṇḍitavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 76. Should one find a man who points out faults and

7. The Arahat: The Perfected One (Arahantavaggo) 90. The fever of passion exists not for him who has completed the

8. The Thousands (Sahassavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 100. Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word, hearing

9. Evil (Pāpavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 116. Hasten to do good; restrain your mind from evil. He who is

10: Violence (Daṇḍavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 129. All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place

11. Old Age (Jarāvaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 146. When this world is ever ablaze, why this laughter, why this

12. The Self (Attavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 157. If one holds oneself dear, one should diligently watch oneself. Let

13. The World (Lokavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 167. Follow not the vulgar way; live not in heedlessness; hold not

14. The Buddha (Buddhavaggo) Translated by Ven Buddharakkhita 179. By what track can you trace that trackless Buddha of limitless