Dhammapada

Chapter 1 – Yamaka Vagga (Twin Verses)

• Verse 1 – Suffering Follows The Evil-Doer
• Verse 2 – The Story of Maṭṭakuṇḍali
• Verse 3-4 – The Story of Monk Tissa
• Verse 5 – The Story of Kāliyakkhinī
• Verse 6 – The Story of Kosambi Monks
• Verse 7-8 – The Story of Monk Mahākāla
• Verse 9-10 – The Story of Devadatta
• Verse 11-12 – The Story of Monk Sāriputta
• Verse 13-14 – The Story of Monk Nanda
• Verse 15 – The Story of Cundasūkarika
• Verse 16 – The Story of Dhammika Upāsaka
• Verse 17 – The Story of Devadatta
• Verse 18 – The Story of Sumanādevi
• Verse 19-20 – The Story of Two Friends

Chapter 2 – Appamāda Vagga (Heedfulness)

• Verse 21-23 – The Story of Sāmāvati
• Verse 24 – The Story of Kumbhaghosaka, the Banker
• Verse 25 – The Story of Cūlapanthaka
• Verse 26-27 – The Story of Bāla Nakkhatta Festival
• Verse 28 – The Story of Monk Mahākassapa
• Verse 29 – The Story of the Two Companion Monks
• Verse 30 – The Story of Magha
• Verse 31 – The Story of a Certain Monk
• Verse 32 – The Story of Monk Nigāma Vāsi Tissa

Chapter 3 – Citta Vagga (Mind)

• Verse 33-34 – The Story of Venerable Meghiya
• Verse 35 – The Story of a Certain Monk
• Verse 36 – The Story of a Certain Disgruntled Monk
• Verse 37 – The Story of Monk Saṅgharakkhita
• Verse 38-39 – The Story of Monk Cittahattha
• Verse 40 – The Story of Five Hundred Monks
• Verse 41 – The Story of Tissa, the Monk with a Stinking Body
• Verse 42 – The Story of Nanda, the Herdsman
• Verse 43 – The Story of Soreyya

Chapter 4 – Puppha Vagga (Flowers)

• Verse 44-45 – The Story of Five Hundred Monks
• Verse 46 – The Story of the Monk who Contemplates The Body as a Mirage
• Verse 47 – The Story of Viḍūḍabha
• Verse 48 – The Story of Patipūjikā Kumāri
• Verse 49 – The Story of Kosiya, the Miserly Rich Man
• Verse 50 – The Story of the Ascetic Pāveyya
• Verse 51-52 – The Story of Chattapāni, a Lay Disciple
• Verse 53 – The Story of Visākhā
• Verse 54-55 – The Story of the Question Raised by the Venerable Ānanda
• Verse 56 – The Story of Monk Mahākassapa
• Verse 57 – The Story of Venerable Godhika
• Verse 58-59 – The Story of Garahadinna

Chapter 5 – Bāla Vagga (Fools)

• Verse 60 – The Story of a Certain Person
• Verse 61 – The Story of a Resident Pupil of Venerable Mahākassapa
• Verse 62 – The Story of Ānanda, the Rich Man
• Verse 63 – The Story of Two Pick-pockets
• Verse 64 – The Story of Venerable Udāyi
• Verse 65 – The Story of Thirty Monks from Pāṭheyyaka
• Verse 66 – The Story of Suppabuddha, the Leper
• Verse 67 – The Story of a Farmer
• Verse 68 – The Story of Sumana, the Florist
• Verse 69 – The Story of Nun Uppalavaṇṇā
• Verse 70 – The Story of Monk Jambuka
• Verse 71 – The Story of Snake-Ghost
• Verse 72 – The Story of Saṭṭhikūṭa-Peta
• Verse 73-74 – The Story of Citta the Householder
• Verse 75 – The Story of Novice Monk Tissa of the Forest Monastery

Chapter 6 – Paṇḍita Vagga (The Wise)

• Verse 76 – The Story of Venerable Rādha
• Verse 77 – The Story of Venerables Assaji & Punabbasuka
• Verse 78 – The Story of Venerable Channa
• Verse 79 – The Story of Venerable Mahākappina
• Verse 80 – The Story of Novice Monk Paṇḍita
• Verse 81 – The Story of Venerable Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya
• Verse 82 – The Story of Kānamātā
• Verse 83 – The Story of the Five Hundred Monks
• Verse 84 – The Story of Venerable Dhammika
• Verse 85-86 – The Story of Dhamma Listeners
• Verse 87-89 – The Story of Five Hundred Visiting Monks

Chapter 7 – Arahanta Vagga (The Saints‌)

• Verse 90 – The Story of the Question Asked by Jīvaka
• Verse 91 – The Story of Venerable Mahākassapa
• Verse 92 – The Story of Venerable Bellaṭṭhisīsa
• Verse 93 – The Story of Venerable Anuruddha
• Verse 94 – The Story of Venerable Mahākaccāyana
• Verse 95 – The Story of Venerable Sāriputta
• Verse 96 – The Story of a Novice Monk from Kosambi
• Verse 97 – The Story of Venerable Sāriputta
• Verse 98 – The Story of Venerable Revata
• Verse 99 – The Story of a Woman

Chapter 8 – Sahassa Vagga (Thousands)

• Verse 100 – The Story of Tambadāṭhika
• Verse 101 – The Story of Bāhiyadārucīriya
• Verse 102-103 – The Story of Nun Kuṇḍalakesī
• Verse 104-105 – The Story of the Brāhmin Anatthapucchaka
• Verse 106 – The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Uncle
• Verse 107 – The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Nephew
• Verse 108 – The Story of Venerable Sāriputta’s Friend
• Verse 109 – The Story of Āyuvaḍḍhanakumāra
• Verse 110 – The Story of Novice Monk Saṃkicca
• Verse 111 – The Story of Khānu-Koṇḍañña
• Verse 112 – The Story of Venerable Sappadāsa
• Verse 113 – The Story of Nun Patācārā
• Verse 114 – The Story of Nun Kisāgotami
• Verse 115 – The Story of Nun Bahūputtika

Chapter 9 – Pāpa Vagga (Evil)

• Verse 116 – The Story of Culla Ekasāṭaka
• Verse 117 – The Story of Venerable Seyyasaka
• Verse 118 – The Story of Goddess Lājā
• Verse 119-120 – The Story of Anāthapiṇḍika
• Verse 121 – The Story of a Careless Monk
• Verse 122 – The Story of Bilālapādaka
• Verse 123 – The Story of Mahādhana
• Verse 124 – The Story of Kukkuṭamitta
• Verse 125 – The Story of Koka the Huntsman
• Verse 126 – The Story of Venerable Tissa
• Verse 127 – The Story of Three Groups of Persons
• Verse 128 – The Story of King Suppabuddha

Chapter 10 – Daṇḍa Vagga (Punishment‌)

• Verse 129 – The Story of a Group of Six Monks
• Verse 130 – The Story of a Group of Six Monks (continued)
• Verse 131-132 – The Story of Many Youths
• Verse 133-134 – The Story of Venerable Kuṇḍadhāna
• Verse 135 – The Story of Some Ladies Observing the Moral Precepts
• Verse 136 – The Story of the Boa Constrictor Peta-Ghost
• Verse 137-140 – The Story of Venerable Mahā Moggallāna
• Verse 141 – The Story of Venerable Bahūbhāṇḍika
• Verse 142 – The Story of Santati the Minister
• Verse 143-144 – The Story of Venerable Pilotikatissa
• Verse 145 – The Story of Novice Monk Sukha

Chapter 11 – Jarā Vagga (Old Age)

• Verse 146 – The Story of the Companions of Visākhā
• Verse 147 – The Story of Sirimā
• Verse 148 – The Story of Nun Uttarā
• Verse 149 – The Story of Adhimānika Monks
• Verse 150 – The Story of Nun Rūpanandā (Janapadakalyāni)
• Verse 151 – The Story of Queen Mallikā
• Verse 152 – The Story of Venerable Kāludāyi
• Verse 153-154 – Venerable Ānanda’s Stanzas
• Verse 155-156 – The Story of Mahādhana the Treasurer’s Son

Chapter 12 – Atta Vagga (Self)

• Verse 157 – The Story of Bodhirājakumāra
• Verse 158 – The Story of Venerable Upananda Sākyaputta
• Verse 159 – The Story of Venerable Padhānikatissa
• Verse 160 – The Story of the Mother of Kumārakassapa
• Verse 161 – The Story of Mahākāla Upāsaka
• Verse 162 – The Story of Devadatta
• Verse 163 – The Story of Schism in the Sangha
• Verse 164 – The Story of Venerable Kāla
• Verse 165 – The Story of Cūlakāla Upāsaka
• Verse 166 – The Story of Venerable Attadattha

Chapter 13 – Loka Vagga (World‌)

• Verse 167 – The Story of a Young Monk
• Verse 168-169 – The Story of King Suddhodana
• Verse 170 – The Story of Many Monks
• Verse 171 – The Story of Prince Abhaya
• Verse 172 – The Story of Venerable Sammuñjanī
• Verse 173 – The Story of Venerable Angulimāla
• Verse 174 – The Story of the Weaver-Girl
• Verse 175 – The Story of Thirty Monks
• Verse 176 – The Story of Cincāmānavikā
• Verse 177 – The Story of the Unrivalled Alms-Giving
• Verse 178 – The Story of Kāla, son of Anāthapiṇḍika

Chapter 14 – Buddha Vagga (The Buddha‌)

• Verse 179-180 – The Story of the Three Daughters of Māra
• Verse 181 – The Story of the Buddha’s Return from the Tāvatiṃsa Deva World
• Verse 182 – The Story of Erakapatta the Nāga King
• Verse 183-185 – The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Ānanda
• Verse 186-187 – The Story of a Discontented Young Monk
• Verse 188-192 – The Story of Aggidatta
• Verse 193 – The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Ānanda
• Verse 194 – The Story of Many Monks
• Verse 195-196 – The Story of the Golden Stūpa of Kassapa Buddha

Chapter 15 – Sukha Vagga (Happiness)

• Verse 197-199 – The Story of the Pacification of the Relatives of the Buddha
• Verse 200 – The Story of Māra
• Verse 201 – The Story of the Defeat of the King of Kosala
• Verse 202 – The Story of a Young Bride
• Verse 203 – The Story of a Lay-Disciple
• Verse 204 – The Story of King Pasenadi of Kosala
• Verse 205 – The Story of Venerable Tissa
• Verse 206-208 – The Story of Sakka

Chapter 16 – Piya Vagga (Affection)

• Verse 209-211 – The Story of Three Ascetics
• Verse 212 – The Story of a Rich Householder
• Verse 213 – The Story of Visākhā
• Verse 214 – The Story of Licchavi Princes
• Verse 215 – The Story of Anitthigandha Kumāra
• Verse 216 – The Story of a Brāhmin
• Verse 217 – The Story of Five Hundred Boys
• Verse 218 – The Story of an Anāgāmi Venerable
• Verse 219-220 – The Story of Nandiya

Chapter 17 – Kodha Vagga (Anger‌)

• Verse 221 – The Story of Princess Rohini
• Verse 222 – The Story of a Monk
• Verse 223 – The Story of Uttarā the Lay-Disciple
• Verse 224 – The Story of the Question Raised by Venerable Mahā Moggallāna
• Verse 225 – The Story of the Brāhmin who had been the ‘Father of the Buddha’
• Verse 226 – The Story of Puṇṇā the Slave Girl
• Verse 227-230 – The Story of Atula the Lay Disciple
• Verse 231-234 – The Story of A Group of Six Monks

Chapter 18 – Mala Vagga (Impurities)

• Verse 235-238 – The Story of the Son of a Butcher
• Verse 239 – The Story of a Brāhmin
• Verse 240 – The Story of Venerable Tissa
• Verse 241 – The Story of Kāludāyi
• Verse 242-243 – The Story of a Man Whose Wife Committed Adultery
• Verse 244-245 – The Story of Culla Sārī
• Verse 246-248 – The Story of Five Hundred Lay Disciples
• Verse 249-250 – The Story of Tissa
• Verse 251 – The Story of Five Lay-Disciples
• Verse 252 – The Story of Meṇḍaka the Rich Man
• Verse 253 – The Story of Venerable Ujjhānasaññī
• Verse 254-255 – The Story of Subhadda the Wandering Ascetic

Chapter 19 – Dhammaṭṭha Vagga‌ (Established in Dhamma)

• Verse 256-257 – The Story of the Judge
• Verse 258 – The Story of a Group of Six Monks
• Verse 259 – The Story of Ekūdāna the Arahat
• Verse 260-261 – The Story of Venerable Lakuṇṭaka Bhaddiya
• Verse 262-263 – The Story of Some Monks
• Verse 264-265 – The Story of Venerable Hatthaka
• Verse 266-267 – The Story of a Brāhmin
• Verse 268-269 – The Story of the Followers of Non-Buddhist Doctrines
• Verse 270 – The Story of a Fisherman Named Ariya
• Verse 271-272 – The Story of Some Monks

Chapter 20 – Magga Vagga (The Path‌)

• Verse 273-276 – The Story of Five Hundred Monks
• Verse 277-279 – The Story of Five Hundred Monks
• Verse 280 – The Story of Venerable Tissa the Idle One
• Verse 281 – The Story of a Pig Spirit
• Verse 282 – The Story of Venerable Poṭhila
• Verse 283-284 – The Story of Five Old Monks
• Verse 285 – The Story of a Venerable who had been a Goldsmith
• Verse 286 – The Story of Mahādhana, a Merchant
• Verse 287 – The Story of Kisāgotamī
• Verse 288-289 – The Story of Paṭācārā

Chapter 21 – Pakiṇṇaka Vagga (Miscellaneous)

• Verse 290 – The Story of the Buddha’s Former Deeds
• Verse 291 – The Story of the Woman Who ate up the Eggs of a Hen
• Verse 292-293 – The Story of the Venerables of Bhaddiya
• Verse 294-295 – The Story of Venerable Bhaddiya
• Verse 296-301 – The Story of a Wood Cutter’s Son
• Verse 302 – The Story of the Monk from the Country of the Vajjis
• Verse 303 – The Story of Citta the Householder
• Verse 304 – The Story of Cūlasubhaddā
• Verse 305 – The Story of the Monk Who Stayed Alone

Chapter 22 – Niraya Vagga (Hell‌)

• Verse 306 – The Story of Sundarī the Wandering Female Ascetic
• Verse 307 – The Story of Those Who Suffered for Their Evil Deeds
• Verse 308 – The Monks Who Lived on the Bank of the Vaggumudā River
• Verse 309-310 – The Story of Khema the Guild Leader
• Verse 311-313 – The Story of the Obstinate Monk
• Verse 314 – The Story of a Woman of Jealous Disposition
• Verse 315 – The Story of Many Monks
• Verse 316-317 – The Story of A Group of Bad Ascetics
• Verse 318-319 – The Story of the Disciples of Non-Buddhist Teachers

Chapter 23 – Nāga Vagga (The Great)

• Verse 320-322 – On Subduing Oneself
• Verse 323 – The Story of the Monk Who Had Been A Trainer of Elephants
• Verse 324 – The Story of an Old Brāhmin
• Verse 325 – The Story of King Pasenadi of Kosala
• Verse 326 – The Story of Sāmanera Sānu
• Verse 327 – The Story of the Elephant Called Pāveyyaka
• Verse 328-330 – Admonition to Five Hundred Monks
• Verse 331-333 – The Story of Māra

Chapter 24 – Taṇhā Vagga (Craving)

• Verse 334-337 – The Story of the Past: The Insolent Monk
• Verse 338-343 – The Young Sow
• Verse 344 – The Story of a Monk who Disrobed
• Verse 345-346 – The Prison-House
• Verse 347 – The Story of Theri Khemā
• Verse 348 – The Story of Uggasena
• Verse 349-350 – Young Archer the Wise
• Verse 351-352 – Māra seeks in vain to frighten Rāhula
• Verse 353 – The Story of Upaka
• Verse 354 – The Story of the Questions Raised by Sakka
• Verse 355 – The Story of a Childless Rich Man
• Verse 356-359 – The Greater and the Lesser Gift

Chapter 25 – Bhikkhu Vagga (The Monk)

• Verse 360-361 – The Story of Five Monks in Sāvatthi
• Verse 362 – The Story of a Monk Who Killed a Swan (Haṃsa)
• Verse 363 – The Story of Monk Kokālika
• Verse 364 – The Story of Venerable Dhammārāma
• Verse 365-366 – The Story of the Traitor Monk
• Verse 367 – The Story Of The Brāhmin Who Offered Alms Food To The Buddha
• Verse 368-376 – The Story of a Devout Lady and the Thieves
• Verse 377 – The Story of Meditation on Jasmine Flowers
• Verse 378 – The Story of Venerable Santakāya
• Verse 379-380 – The Story of Venerable Naṅgala Kula (Attachment to Old Clothes)
• Verse 381 – The Story of Monk Vakkali
• Verse 382 – The Story of the Novice Monk Sumana who Performed a Miracle

Chapter 26 – Brāhmaṇa Vagga (The Brāhmaṇa)

• Verse 383 – The Story of the Brāhmin who had Great Faith
• Verse 384 – The Story of Thirty Monks
• Verse 385 – The Story of Māra
• Verse 386 – The Story of a Certain Brāhmin
• Verse 387 – The Story of Venerable Ānanda
• Verse 388 – The Story of a Brāhmin Recluse
• Verse 389-390 – The Story of Venerable Sāriputta
• Verse 391 – The Story of Venerable Nun Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī
• Verse 392 – The Story of Venerable Sāriputta
• Verse 393 – The Story of Jaṭila the Brāhmin
• Verse 394 – The Story of the Trickster Brāhmin
• Verse 395 – The Story of Kisā Gotamī, Wearer of Refuse-Rags
• Verse 396 – What is a Brāhman?
• Verse 397 – The Story of Uggasena the Acrobat
• Verse 398 – The Story of a Tug of War
• Verse 399 – The Story of the Patient Subduing the Insolent
• Verse 400 – The Story of Sāriputta being Reviled by His Mother
• Verse 401 – The Story of Nun Uppalavaṇṇā
• Verse 402 – The Story of a Slave who Laid Down His Burden
• Verse 403 – Khemā the Wise
• Verse 404 – The Story of The Monk and the Goddess
• Verse 405 – The Story of the Monk and the Woman
• Verse 406 – The Story of The Four Novices
• Verse 407 – The Story of Venerable Mahā Panthaka
• Verse 408 – The Story of Venerable Piliṇḍavaccha
• Verse 409 – The Story of the Monk who was accused of Theft
• Verse 410 – The Story of Sāriputta being misunderstood
• Verse 411 – The Story of Venerable Mahā Moggallāna
• Verse 412 – Renounce both Good and Evil
• Verse 413 – The story of Venerable Moonlight
• Verse 414 – Seven Years in the Womb
• Verse 415 – A Courtesan tempts a Monk (Sundara Samudda)
• Verse 416 – Ajātasattu attacks Jotika’s Palace
• Verse 417 – The Story of the Monk who was once a Mime
• Verse 418 – The Story of the Monk who was once a Mime
• Verse 419-420 – The Story of the Skull-Tapper
• Verse 421 – The Story of a Husband and Wife
• Verse 422 – The Story of Angulimāla the Fearless
• Verse 423 – It is the Giver that makes the Gift