0.4Pasādabahulabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Chinda sotaṁ parakkamma,Cut the stream, striving!2kāme panuda brāhmaṇa;Cast aside sensual pleasures, brahmin.3Saṅkhārānaṁ khayaṁ ñatvā,Knowing the ending of conditions,4akataññūsi brāhmaṇa.know the uncreated, brahmin.

0Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu

1Yadā dvayesu dhammesu,When a brahmin has gone beyond2pāragū hoti brāhmaṇo;dualistic phenomena,¹3Athassa sabbe saṁyogā,then they consciously4atthaṁ gacchanti jānato.make an end of all fetters.

0Māravatthu

1Yassa pāraṁ apāraṁ vā,One for whom there is no crossing over2pārāpāraṁ na vijjati;or crossing back, or crossing over and back;3Vītaddaraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,stress-free, detached,4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Jhāyiṁ virajamāsīnaṁ,Absorbed, rid of hopes,2katakiccamanāsavaṁ;their task completed, without defilements,3Uttamatthamanuppattaṁ,arrived at the highest goal:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Ānandattheravatthu

1Divā tapati ādicco,The sun blazes by day,2rattimābhāti candimā;the moon radiates at night,3Sannaddho khattiyo tapati,the aristocrat shines in armor,4jhāyī tapati brāhmaṇo;and the brahmin shines in absorption.5Atha sabbamahorattiṁ,But all day and all night,6buddho tapati tejasā.the Buddha blazes with glory.

0Aññatarabrāhmaṇapabbajitavatthu

1Bāhitapāpoti brāhmaṇo,A brahmin’s so-called <j>since they’ve banished evil,2Samacariyā samaṇoti vuccati;an ascetic’s so-called <j>since they live a serene life.3Pabbājayamattano malaṁ,One who has renounced all stains4Tasmā “pabbajito”ti vuccati.is said to be a “renunciant”.

0Sāriputtattheravatthu

1Na brāhmaṇassa pahareyya,One should never strike a brahmin,2nāssa muñcetha brāhmaṇo;nor should a brahmin retaliate.3Dhī brāhmaṇassa hantāraṁ,Woe to the one who hurts a brahmin,4tato dhī yassa muñcati.and woe for the one who retaliates.

1Na brāhmaṇassetadakiñci seyyo,Nothing is better for a brahmin2Yadā nisedho manaso piyehi;than to hold their mind back from attachment.3Yato yato hiṁsamano nivattati,From wherever a cruel wish recoils,4Tato tato sammatimeva dukkhaṁ.right there suffering subsides.

0Mahāpajāpatigotamīvatthu

1Yassa kāyena vācāya,Who does nothing wrong2manasā natthi dukkaṭaṁ;by body, speech or mind,3Saṁvutaṁ tīhi ṭhānehi,restrained in these three respects,4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Sāriputtattheravatthu

1Yamhā dhammaṁ vijāneyya,You should graciously honor2sammāsambuddhadesitaṁ;the one from whom you learn the Dhamma3Sakkaccaṁ taṁ namasseyya,taught by the awakened Buddha,4aggihuttaṁva brāhmaṇo.as a brahmin honors the sacred flame.

0Jaṭilabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Na jaṭāhi na gottena,Not by matted hair or family,2na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo;or birth is one a brahmin.3Yamhi saccañca dhammo ca,Those who are truthful and principled:4so sucī so ca brāhmaṇo.they are pure, they are brahmins.

0Kuhakabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Kiṁ te jaṭāhi dummedha,Why the matted hair, you simpleton,2kiṁ te ajinasāṭiyā;and why the skin of deer?3Abbhantaraṁ te gahanaṁ,The tangle is inside you,4bāhiraṁ parimajjasi.yet you polish up your outsides.

0Kisāgotamīvatthu

1Paṁsukūladharaṁ jantuṁ,A personage who wears robes of rags,2kisaṁ dhamanisanthataṁ;lean, their limbs showing veins,3Ekaṁ vanasmiṁ jhāyantaṁ,meditating alone in the forest,4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Ekabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Na cāhaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ brūmi,I don’t call someone a brahmin2yonijaṁ mattisambhavaṁ;after the mother’s womb they’re born from.3Bhovādi nāma so hoti,If they still have attachments,4sace hoti sakiñcano;they’re just someone who says “worthy”.5Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ,Having nothing, taking nothing:6tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Uggasenaseṭṭhiputtavatthu

1Sabbasaṁyojanaṁ chetvā,Having cut off all fetters2yo ve na paritassati;they have no anxiety.3Saṅgātigaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,They’ve slipped their chains and are detached:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Dvebrāhmaṇavatthu

1Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,They’ve cut the strap and harness,2sandānaṁ sahanukkamaṁ;the halter and bridle too,3Ukkhittapalighaṁ buddhaṁ,with cross-bar lifted, they’re awakened:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Akkosakabhāradvājavatthu

1Akkosaṁ vadhabandhañca,Abuse, killing, caging:2aduṭṭho yo titikkhati;they endure these without anger.3Khantībalaṁ balānīkaṁ,Patience is their powerful army:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Sāriputtattheravatthu

1Akkodhanaṁ vatavantaṁ,Not irritable or pretentious,2sīlavantaṁ anussadaṁ;dutiful in precepts and observances,3Dantaṁ antimasārīraṁ,tamed, bearing their final body:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Uppalavaṇṇāttherīvatthu

1Vāri pokkharapatteva,Like water from a lotus leaf,2āraggeriva sāsapo;like a mustard seed off the point of a pin,3Yo na limpati kāmesu,sensual pleasures slip off them:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Aññatarabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Yo dukkhassa pajānāti,They understand for themselves2idheva khayamattano;the end of suffering in this life;3Pannabhāraṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,with burden put down, detached:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Khemābhikkhunīvatthu

1Gambhīrapaññaṁ medhāviṁ,Deep in wisdom, intelligent,2maggāmaggassa kovidaṁ;expert in the path and what is not the path;3Uttamatthamanuppattaṁ,arrived at the highest goal:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Pabbhāravāsitissattheravatthu

1Asaṁsaṭṭhaṁ gahaṭṭhehi,Mixing with neither2anāgārehi cūbhayaṁ;householders nor the homeless;3Anokasārimappicchaṁ,a migrant with no bastion, few in wishes:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu

1Nidhāya daṇḍaṁ bhūtesu,They’ve laid aside violence2tasesu thāvaresu ca;against creatures firm and frail;3Yo na hanti na ghāteti,not killing or making others kill:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Sāmaṇerānaṁvatthu

1Aviruddhaṁ viruddhesu,Not fighting among those who fight,2attadaṇḍesu nibbutaṁ;quenched among those who have taken up arms,3Sādānesu anādānaṁ,not grasping among those who grasp:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Mahāpanthakattheravatthu

1Yassa rāgo ca doso ca,They’ve discarded greed and hate,2māno makkho ca pātito;along with conceit and contempt,3Sāsaporiva āraggā,like a mustard seed off the point of a pin:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Pilindavacchattheravatthu

1Akakkasaṁ viññāpaniṁ,The words they utter2giraṁ saccamudīraye;are polished, informative, and true,3Yāya nābhisaje kañci,and don’t offend anyone:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Aññatarattheravatthu

1Yodha dīghaṁ va rassaṁ vā,They don’t steal anything in the world,2aṇuṁ thūlaṁ subhāsubhaṁ;long or short,3Loke adinnaṁ nādiyati,tiny or huge, beautiful or ugly:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Sāriputtattheravatthu

1Āsā yassa na vijjanti,They have no hope2asmiṁ loke paramhi ca;in this world or the next;3Nirāsāsaṁ visaṁyuttaṁ,with no need for hope, detached:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Mahāmoggallānattheravatthu

1Yassālayā na vijjanti,They have no clinging,2aññāya akathaṅkathī;knowledge has freed them of indecision,3Amatogadhamanuppattaṁ,they’ve arrived at the objective, freedom from death:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Revatattheravatthu

1Yodha puññañca pāpañca,They’ve escaped the chain2ubho saṅgamupaccagā;of both good and bad deeds;3Asokaṁ virajaṁ suddhaṁ,sorrowless, stainless, pure:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Candābhattheravatthu

1Candaṁva vimalaṁ suddhaṁ,Pure as the spotless moon,2vippasannamanāvilaṁ;clear and unclouded,3Nandībhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,they’ve ended relish for rebirth:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Sīvalittheravatthu

1Yomaṁ palipathaṁ duggaṁ,They’ve got past this grueling swamp2saṁsāraṁ mohamaccagā;of delusion, transmigration.3Tiṇṇo pāraṅgato jhāyī,Meditating in stillness, free of indecision,4anejo akathaṅkathī;they have crossed over to the far shore.5Anupādāya nibbuto,They’re quenched by not grasping:6tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Sundarasamuddattheravatthu

1Yodha kāme pahantvāna,They’ve given up sensual pleasures,2anāgāro paribbaje;and have gone forth from lay life;3Kāmabhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,they’ve ended rebirth in the sensual realm:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Jaṭilattheravatthu

1Yodha taṇhaṁ pahantvāna,They’ve given up craving,²2anāgāro paribbaje;and have gone forth from lay life;3Taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,they’ve ended craving to be reborn:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

5.0Jotikattheravatthu

5.1Yodha taṇhaṁ pahantvāna,They’ve given up craving,6anāgāro paribbaje;and have gone forth from lay life;7Taṇhābhavaparikkhīṇaṁ,they’ve ended craving to be reborn:8tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Naṭaputtakattheravatthu

1Hitvā mānusakaṁ yogaṁ,They’ve thrown off the human yoke,2dibbaṁ yogaṁ upaccagā;and slipped out of the heavenly yoke;3Sabbayogavisaṁyuttaṁ,unyoked from all yokes:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Naṭaputtakattheravatthu

1Hitvā ratiñca aratiñca,Giving up desire and discontent,2sītibhūtaṁ nirūpadhiṁ;they’re cooled and free of attachments;3Sabbalokābhibhuṁ vīraṁ,a hero, master of the whole world:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Vaṅgīsattheravatthu

1Cutiṁ yo vedi sattānaṁ,They know the passing away2upapattiñca sabbaso;and rebirth of all beings;3Asattaṁ sugataṁ buddhaṁ,unattached, holy, awakened:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

1Yassa gatiṁ na jānanti,Gods, centaurs, and humans2devā gandhabbamānusā;don’t know their destiny;3Khīṇāsavaṁ arahantaṁ,the perfected ones with defilements ended:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Dhammadinnāttherīvatthu

1Yassa pure ca pacchā ca,They have nothing before or after,2majjhe ca natthi kiñcanaṁ;or even in between.3Akiñcanaṁ anādānaṁ,Having nothing, taking nothing:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Aṅgulimālattheravatthu

1Usabhaṁ pavaraṁ vīraṁ,Captain of the herd, excellent hero,2mahesiṁ vijitāvinaṁ;great seer and victor;3Anejaṁ nhātakaṁ buddhaṁ,unstirred, washed, awakened:4tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

0Devahitabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Pubbenivāsaṁ yo vedi,One who knows their past lives,2saggāpāyañca passati;sees heaven and places of loss,3Atho jātikkhayaṁ patto,and has attained the end of rebirth;4abhiññāvosito muni;a sage of perfect insight5Sabbavositavosānaṁ,at the summit of spiritual perfection:6tamahaṁ brūmi brāhmaṇaṁ.that’s who I declare a brahmin.

7Brāhmaṇavaggo chabbīsatimo.

57Dhammapadapāḷi samattā.The Sayings of the Dhamma are complete.