4. Bhikṣu
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Patna Dharmapada
Patna Dhammapada
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4. Bhikṣu
4. The Chapter about Monastics
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sabbattha saṁvaro sādhu sādhu sabbattha saṁvaro ।
Restraint is good everywhere, restraint is everywhere good,
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sabbattha saṁvṛto bhikkhū sabbadukkhā pramuccati ।।
a monastic who is restrained everywhere is liberated from all suffering.
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kāyena samvaro sādhu sādhu vācāya saṁvaro ।
Restraint of body is good, restraint of speech is good,
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manasā pi saṁvaro sādhu sādhu sabbattha saṁvaro ।
restraint of mind is also good, restraint is everywhere good,
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sabbattha saṁvṛto bhikkhū sabbadukkhā pramuccati ।।
a monastic who is restrained everywhere is liberated from all suffering.
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hastasaṁyyato pādasaṁyyato vācāsaṁyyato saṁvṛtendriyo ।।
One who controls his hands, controls his feet, controls his speech, controls the mind faculty,
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ajjhattarato samāhito eko saṁtuṣito tam āhu bhikkhuṁ ।
with inner delight and composure, solitary, content: that one is called a monastic.
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śāntakāyo śāntacitto śāntavā susamāhito ।।
Calm in body and calm in mind, having calmness and composure,
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vāntalokāmiṣo bhikkhū upaśānto ti vuccati ।
having thrown off worldly gain the monastic is called one at peace.
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yo mukhe saṁyyato bhikkhū mantābhāṣī anuddhato ।।
That monastic who restrains the mouth, who speaks well, and who is modest,
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atthaṁ dhammañ ca deśeti madhuraṁ tassa bhāṣitaṁ ।
who teaches the meaning of the Dhamma, his speech is sweet.
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saṁ lābhaṁ nātimaṁñeyā nā ’ṁñesaṁ prihayaṁ care ।।
One should not despise one’s own gains, one should not live envious of others,
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aṁñesaṁ prihayaṁ bhikkhū samādhin nādhigacchati ।
the monastic who is envious of others does not attain concentration.
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appalābho pi ce bhikkhū saṁ lābhaṁ nātimaṁñati ।।
Even if a monastic gains little he should not despise his gains,
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taṁ ve devā praśaṁsanti śuddhājīviṁ atandritaṁ ।।
even the very gods praise the one of pure life who is diligent.
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siñca bhikkhu imāṁ nāvāṁ sittā te laghu hehiti ।
Please bail out this boat, monastic, when bailed out it will go lightly,
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hettā rāgañ ca dosaṁ ca tato nibbāṇam ehisi ।।
cutting off passion and hatred, from here one will go to Nibbāna.
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udāggracitto sumano adhibhūya priyā ’priyaṁ ।।
With uplifted mind, happy, having overcome what is dear and not dear,
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tato prāmojjabahulo sato bhikkhū parivraje ।
then with lots of happiness, the monastic should wander mindfully.
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mettāvihārī bhikkhū prasanno buddhaśāsane ।।
That monastic who dwells in loving-kindness, with faith in Buddha’s dispensation,
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paṭivijjhi padaṁ śāntaṁ saṁkhāropaśamaṁ sukhaṁ ।
has penetrated the state of peace, the joy in stilling of all conditions,
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dṛṣṭe va dhamme nibbāṇaṁ yogacchemaṁ anuttaraṁ ।।
here and now there is Nibbāna, the unsurpassed release from all bonds.
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suṁñā ’gāraṁ praviṣṭassa śāntacittassa bhikkhuṇo ।
For the one who has entered an empty place, a monastic with a peaceful mind,
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amānuṣā ratī hoti sammaṁ dhammaṁ vipaśśato ।।
there is superhuman delight from insight into true Dhamma.
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yathā yathā sammasati khandhānām udayavyayaṁ ।
Just as one with right mindfulness regarding the rise and fall of the components of mind and body
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labhate cittassa prāmojjaṁ amatā hetaṁ vijānato ।।
gains happiness in mind, this is the deathless state for the one who knows.
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nāsti jhānam apraṁñassa praṁñā nāsti ajhāyato ।
There is no concentration for one without wisdom, there is no wisdom for one without concentration,
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yamhi jhānañ ca praṁñā ca sa ve nibbāṇasantike ।।
that one in whom there is concentration and wisdom is indeed close to Nibbāna.
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tatthāyam ādī bhavati iha praṁñassa bhikkhuṇo ।
This is the very beginning for the wise monastic here:
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indriyagottī sāntoṣṭī prātimokkhe ca saṁvaro ।।
contentment, guarding the senses, and restraint in the regulations.
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mitte bhajetha kallāṇe śuddhājīvī atandrito ।
One should resort to spiritual friends, ones of pure life, ones who are diligent,
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paṭisandharavaṭṭi ssa ācārakuśalo siyā ।
one should be one of friendly disposition, one who will be skilful in conduct,
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tato prāmojjabahulo sato bhikkhū parivraje ।।
rejoicing frequently because of that, the monastic should wander mindfully.
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Bhikṣuvarggaḥ
The Chapter about Monastics
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