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Dhammika

Dhammikattheragāthā

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Theragāthā 4.10Verses of the Senior Monks 4.10
  • 0.2CatukkanipātaThe Book of the Fours
  • 0.3PaṭhamavaggaChapter One

0.4DhammikattheragāthāDhammika

1.1“Dhammo have rakkhati dhammacāriṁ,“Dhamma surely protects <j>one who practices Dhamma.1.2Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahati;The teaching brings happiness when practiced well.1.3Esānisaṁso dhamme suciṇṇe,This is the benefit of practicing Dhamma:1.4Na duggatiṁ gacchati dhammacārī.one doesn’t go to a bad destination.

2.1Na hi dhammo adhammo ca,It’s not the case that Dhamma <j>and what is not Dhamma2.2ubho samavipākino;lead to the same results.2.3Adhammo nirayaṁ neti,What is not Dhamma leads to hell,2.4dhammo pāpeti suggatiṁ.while Dhamma takes you to a good place.

3.1Tasmā hi dhammesu kareyya chandaṁ,So you should rouse up enthusiasm for the teachings;3.2Iti modamāno sugatena tādinā;such rejoicing is owing to the Holy One, <j>the unaffected.3.3Dhamme ṭhitā sugatavarassa sāvakā,The disciples of the excellent Holy One <j>are firm in the teaching;3.4Nīyanti dhīrā saraṇavaraggagāmino”.those attentive ones are led on, <j>headed to the very best of refuges.”

4.1“Vipphoṭito gaṇḍamūlo,“The boil has been burst from its root,4.2Taṇhājālo samūhato;the net of craving is eradicated.4.3So khīṇasaṁsāro na catthi kiñcanaṁ,He has ended transmigration, he has nothing,4.4Cando yathā dosinā puṇṇamāsiyan”ti.he’s like the full moon on a bright night.”

4.5… Dhammiko thero ….