Dhammapada Part II: Recent Episodes
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu. This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses. Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 273
maggānaṭṭhaṅgiko seṭṭho, saccānaṃ caturo padā.
virāgo seṭṭho dhammānaṃ, dvipadānañca cakkhumā.
Verse 274
eseva {esova (sī. pī.)} maggo natthañño, dassanassa visuddhiyā.
etañhi tumhe paṭipajjatha, mārassetaṃ pamohanaṃ.
Verse 275
etañhi tumhe paṭipannā, dukkhassantaṃ karissatha.
akkhāto vo {akkhāto ve (sī. pī.)} mayā maggo, aññāya sallakantanaṃ {sallasanthanaṃ (sī. pī.), sallasatthanaṃ (syā.)} .
Verse 276
tumhehi kiccamātappaṃ, akkhātāro tathāgatā.
paṭipannā pamokkhanti, jhāyino mārabandhanā.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 273
Of all the paths the Eightfold Path is the best; of all the truths the Four Noble Truths are the best; of all things passionlessness is the best: of men the Seeing One (the Buddha) is the best.
Verse 274
This is the only path; there is none other for the purification of insight. Tread this path, and you will bewilder Mara.
Verse 275
Walking upon this path you will make an end of suffering. Having discovered how to pull out the thorn of lust, I make known the path.
Verse 276
You yourselves must strive; the Buddhas only point the way. Those meditative ones who tread the path are released from the bonds of Mara.
(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/RuxwdSjxZ8s
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp273-289/en/buddharakkhita#273
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Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 271
na sīlabbatamattena, bāhusaccena vā pana.
atha vā samādhilābhena, vivittasayanena vā.
Verse 272
phusāmi nekkhammasukhaṃ, aputhujjanasevitaṃ.
bhikkhu vissāsamāpādi, appatto āsavakkhayaṃ.
dhammaṭṭhavaggo ekūnavīsatimo niṭṭhito.
English translation of verse(s):
Verses 271 & 272
Not by rules and observances, not even by much learning, nor by gain of absorption, nor by a life of seclusion, nor by thinking, “I enjoy the bliss of renunciation, which is not experienced by the worldling” should you, O monks, rest content, until the utter destruction of cankers (Arahantship) is reached.
(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/8VLo6EvKdBw
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#271
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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 270
na tena ariyo hoti, yena pāṇāni hiṃsati.
ahiṃsā sabbapāṇānaṃ, “ariyo”ti pavuccati.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 270
He is not noble who injures living beings. He is called noble because he is harmless towards all living beings.
(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/8ObG-L82hhw
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#270
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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 268
na monena munī hoti, mūḷharūpo aviddasu.
yo ca tulaṃva paggayha, varamādāya paṇḍito.
Verse 269
pāpāni parivajjeti, sa munī tena so muni.
yo munāti ubho loke, “muni” tena pavuccati.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 268
Not by observing silence does one become a sage, if he be foolish and ignorant. But that man is wise who, as if holding a balance-scale accepts only the good.
Verse 269
The sage (thus) rejecting the evil, is truly a sage. Since he comprehends both (present and future) worlds, he is called a sage.
(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/_QFzkbdvDE0
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#268
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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 266
na tena bhikkhu so hoti, yāvatā bhikkhate pare.
vissaṃ dhammaṃ samādāya, bhikkhu hoti na tāvatā.
Verse 267
yodha puññañca pāpañca, bāhetvā brahmacariyavā {brahmacariyaṃ (ka.)} .
saṅkhāya loke carati, sa ve “bhikkhū”ti vuccati.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 266
He is not a monk just because he lives on others’ alms. Not by adopting outward form does one become a true monk.
Verse 267
Whoever here (in the Dispensation) lives a holy life, transcending both merit and demerit, and walks with understanding in this world—he is truly called a monk.
(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/ASLgpuVCZXM
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#266
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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 264
na muṇḍakena samaṇo, abbato alikaṃ bhaṇaṃ.
icchālobhasamāpanno, samaṇo kiṃ bhavissati.
Verse 265
yo ca sameti pāpāni, aṇuṃ thūlāni sabbaso.
samitattā hi pāpānaṃ, “samaṇo”ti pavuccati.
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/9Wf4lj-ZE1Y
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#264
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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,
Verse 262
na vākkaraṇamattena, vaṇṇapokkharatāya vā.
sādhurūpo naro hoti, issukī maccharī saṭho.
Verse 263
yassa cetaṃ samucchinnaṃ, mūlaghaccaṃ samūhataṃ.
sa vantadoso medhāvī, “sādhurūpo”ti vuccati.
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/5rFk0vctFpU
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#260
Contact: podcast@sirimangalo.org
Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 260
na tena thero so hoti {thero hoti (sī. syā.)}, yenassa palitaṃ siro.
paripakko vayo tassa, “moghajiṇṇo”ti vuccati.
Verse 261
yamhi saccañca dhammo ca, ahiṃsā saṃyamo damo.
sa ve vantamalo dhīro, “thero” iti {so theroti (syā. ka.)} pavuccati.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 260
A monk is not an elder because his head is gray. He is but ripe in age, and he is called one grown old in vain.
Verse 261
One in whom there is truthfulness, virtue, inoffensiveness, restraint and self-mastery, who is free from defilements and is wise—he is truly called an Elder.
(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/JRxkiDQRrQU
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#260
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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 259
na tāvatā dhammadharo, yāvatā bahu bhāsati.
yo ca appampi sutvāna, dhammaṃ kāyena passati.
sa ve dhammadharo hoti, yo dhammaṃ nappamajjati.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 259
A man is not versed in Dhamma because he speaks much. He who, after hearing a little Dhamma, realizes its truth directly and is not heedless of it, is truly versed in the Dhamma.
(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)
A series on the Dhammapada, a set of 423 verse teachings given by the Buddha, including explanation of the Pali verse, a synopsis of the background story and application of the teaching to our practice by Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu.
This Dhammapada Part II podcast includes Chapters 18-26 (Verses 235-423). New episodes are published each week in this podcast. Verses 1-234 from Chapters 1-17 have already been published in Dhammapada Part I podcast. Please subscribe to Dhammapada Part I to listen to the earlier verses.
Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu is a Canadian-born Theravada Buddhist monk, ordained in 2001 under the guidance of Venerable Ajaan Tong Sirimangalo. He has taught meditation courses in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition since 2003 and gives online teachings via YouTube, as well as Dhamma talks to both intensive meditators and by invitation to the general public.
Original Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/uYyTsCkBN54
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#259
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Keywords: Buddhism, Dhamma, Buddha, Monk, Bhikkhu, Sirimangalo, Yuttadhammo, Tipitaka, Pali, Dhammatthavagga,
Verse 258
One is not wise because one speaks much. He who is peaceable, friendly and fearless is called wise.
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#258
"Verse 256
Not by passing arbitrary judgments does a man become just; a wise man is he who investigates both right and wrong.
Verse 257
He who does not judge others arbitrarily, but passes judgment impartially according to the truth, that sagacious man is a guardian of law and is called just.
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp256-272/en/buddharakkhita#256
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"Verse 254
There is no track in the sky, and no recluse outside (the Buddha’s dispensation). Mankind delights in worldliness, but the Buddhas are free from worldliness.
Verse 255
There is no track in the sky, and no recluse outside (the Buddha’s dispensation). There are no conditioned things that are eternal, and no instability in the Buddhas.
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#254
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Verse 253
He who seeks another’s faults, who is ever censorious—his cankers grow. He is far from destruction of the cankers.
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#253
Verse 252
Easily seen is the fault of others, but one’s own fault is difficult to see. Like chaff one winnows another’s faults, but hides one’s own, even as a crafty fowler hides behind sham branches.
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#252
Verse 251
There is no fire like lust; there is no grip like hatred; there is no net like delusion; there is no river like craving.
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#251
Verse 249
People give according to their faith or regard. If one becomes discontented with the food and drink given by others, one does not attain meditative absorption, either by day or by night.
Verse 250
But he in who this (discontent) is fully destroyed, uprooted and extinct, he attains absorption, both by day and by night.
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#249
Verse 246 & 247
One who destroys life, utters lies, takes what is not given, goes to another man’s wife, and is addicted to intoxicating drinks—such a man digs up his own root even in this world.
Verse 248
Know this, O good man: evil things are difficult to control. Let not greed and wickedness drag you to protracted misery.
(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#246
Verse 244
Easy is life for the shameless one who is impudent as a crow, is backbiting and forward, arrogant and corrupt.
Verse 245
Difficult is life for the modest one who always seeks purity, is detached and unassuming, clean in life, and discerning.
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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp235-255/en/buddharakkhita#244
Verse 242
Unchastity is the taint in a woman; niggardliness is the taint in a giver. Taints, indeed, are all evil things, both in this world and the next.
Verse 243
A worse taint than these is ignorance, the worst of all taints. Destroy this one taint and become taintless, O monks!
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Verse 241
Non-repetition is the bane of scriptures; neglect is the bane of a home; slovenliness is the bane of personal appearance, and heedlessness is the bane of a guard.
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Verse 240
Just as rust arising from iron eats away the base from which it arises, even so, their own deeds lead transgressors to states of woe.
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Verse 239
One by one, little by little, moment by moment, a wise man should remove his own impurities, as a smith removes his dross from silver.
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Verse 235
Like a withered leaf are you now; death’s messengers await you. You stand on the eve of your departure, yet you have made no provision for your journey!
Verse 236
Make an island for yourself! Strive hard and become wise! Rid of impurities and cleansed of stain, you shall enter the celestial abode of the Noble Ones.
Verse 237
Your life has come to an end now; You are setting forth into the presence of Yama, the king of death. No resting place is there for you on the way, yet you have made no provision for the journey!
Verse 238
Make an island unto yourself! Strive hard and become wise! Rid of impurities and cleansed of stain, you shall not come again to birth and decay.
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