Dhammapada Part II
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.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Dhammapada Verses 254 & 255: No Path in the Sky
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 254
ākāseva padaṃ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire.
papañcābhiratā pajā, nippapañcā tathāgatā.
Verse 255
ākāseva padaṃ natthi, samaṇo natthi bāhire.
saṅkhārā sassatā natt…
Dhammapada Verse 253: Fault Finding
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 253
paravajjānupassissa, niccaṃ ujjhānasaññino.
āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti, ārā so āsavakkhayā.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 253
He who seeks another’s faults, …
Dhammapada Verse 252: Winnowing Chaff
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 252
sudassaṃ vajjamaññesaṃ, attano pana duddasaṃ.
paresaṃ hi so vajjāni, opunāti yathā bhusaṃ.
attano pana chādeti, kaliṃva kitavā saṭho.
English translation of verse…
Dhammapada Verse 251: Nothing Like It
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 251
natthi rāgasamo aggi, natthi dosasamo gaho.
natthi mohasamaṃ jālaṃ, natthi taṇhāsamā nadī.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 251
There is no fire like lust;…
Dhammapada Verses 249 & 250: Disturbed
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 249
dadāti ve yathāsaddhaṃ, yathāpasādanaṃ jano.
tattha yo maṅku bhavati, paresaṃ pānabhojane.
na so divā vā rattiṃ vā, samādhimadhigacchati.
Verse 250
yassa cetaṃ sam…
Dhammapada Verses 246 - 248: Uprooted
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 246
yo pāṇamatipāteti, musāvādañca bhāsati.
loke adinnamādiyati, paradārañca gacchati.
Verse 247
surāmerayapānañca, yo naro anuyuñjati.
idhevameso lokasmiṃ, mūlaṃ khaṇ…
Dhammapada Verses 244 & 245: The Easy Life
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 244
sujīvaṃ ahirikena, kākasūrena dhaṃsinā.
pakkhandinā pagabbhena, saṃkiliṭṭhena jīvitaṃ.
Verse 245
hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṃ, niccaṃ sucigavesinā.
alīnenāppagabbhena, sud…
Dhammapada Verses 242 & 243: The Greatest Stain
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 242
malitthiyā duccaritaṃ, maccheraṃ dadato malaṃ.
malā ve pāpakā dhammā, asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.
Verse 243
tato malā malataraṃ, avijjā paramaṃ malaṃ.
etaṃ malaṃ pahant…
Dhammapada Verse 241: The Blemish of Negligence
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 241
asajjhāyamalā mantā, anuṭṭhānamalā gharā.
malaṃ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṃ, pamādo rakkhato malaṃ.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 241
Non-repetition is the bane o…
Dhammapada Verse 240: Eating Away
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 240
ayasāva malaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ, tatuṭṭhāya tameva khādati.
evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ, sāni kammāni nayanti duggatiṃ.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 240
Just as rus…
Dhammapada Verse 239: Moment By Moment
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 239
anupubbena medhāvī, thokaṃ thokaṃ khaṇe khaṇe.
kammāro rajatasseva, niddhame malamattano.
English translation of verse(s):
Verse 239
One by one, little by little…
Dhammapada Verses 235 - 238: Ready for the Journey
Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:
Verse 235
paṇḍupalāsova dānisi, yamapurisāpi ca te upaṭṭhitā.
uyyogamukhe ca tiṭṭhasi, pātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.
Verse 236
so karohi dīpamattano, khippaṃ vāyama paṇḍito…