DhammapadaDhammapada
The "path of the dhamma": 26 chapters of the Buddha\'s verses, with a note on each chapter and plain guides.
Chapters
- 1. The Twin-Verses verses 1 to 20
- 2. On Earnestness verses 21 to 32
- 3. Thought verses 33 to 43
- 4. Flowers verses 44 to 59
- 5. The Fool verses 60 to 75
- 6. The Wise Man (Pandita) verses 76 to 89
- 7. The Venerable (Arhat). verses 90 to 99
- 8. The Thousands verses 100 to 115
- 9. Evil verses 116 to 128
- 10. Punishment verses 129 to 145
- 11. Old Age verses 146 to 156
- 12. Self verses 157 to 166
- 13. The World verses 167 to 178
- 14. The Buddha (The Awakened) verses 179 to 196
- 15. Happiness verses 197 to 208
- 16. Pleasure verses 209 to 220
- 17. Anger verses 221 to 234
- 18. Impurity verses 235 to 255
- 19. The Just verses 256 to 272
- 20. The Way verses 273 to 289
- 21. Miscellaneous verses 290 to 305
- 22. The Downward Course verses 306 to 319
- 23. The Elephant verses 320 to 333
- 24. Thirst verses 334 to 359
- 25. The Bhikshu (Mendicant) verses 360 to 382
- 26. The Brahmana (Arhat) verses 383 to 423
Guides
Questions people ask
What is the Dhammapada?
A collection of 423 short verses of the Buddha in 26 chapters, one of the best-known books of the Pali Canon.
Which translation is this?
F. Max Muller\'s of 1881, in the public domain.
The verses are F. Max Muller\'s English translation of 1881, in the public domain; its wording is of its time. The notes are our own. This site is an introduction and not a substitute for a teacher, and it is independent of any Buddhist organisation.