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- Dhp 1–20 Yamakavagga: Pairs “He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me.”
- Dhp 21–32 Appamādavagga: Diligence “The heedful do not die, while the heedless are like the dead.”
- Dhp 33–43 Cittavagga: The Mind “Knowing this body is like a clay jar…”
- Dhp 44-59 Puppha Vagga: Flowers “Who will overcome this plane of misery?”
- Dhp 60–75 Bālavagga: The Fool “A fool who knows his foolishness is wise at least to that extent”
- Dhp 76–89 Paṇḍitavagga: The Astute “Regard one who sees your faults as a guide to a hidden treasure.”
- Dhp 90–99 Arahantavagga: Arahants “They renounce every home, every home, like swans taking off from a lake.”
- Dhp 100-115 Sahassa Vagga: The Thousands “Better than a thousand unbeneficial words is one beneficial word”
- Dhp 116–128 Papavagga: Evil “It may be well with the evil-doer as long as the evil ripens not.”
- Dhp 129–145 Daṇḍavagga: The Rod “Like a fine horse under the whip, be keen and full of urgency.”
- Dhp 146-156 Jarāvagga: Aging “Worn out is this body, a nest of diseases, dissolving”
- Dhp 157-166 Atta Vagga: Oneself “Purity or impurity entirely depends on oneself; no one can purify another.”
- Dhp 167–178 Lokavagga: The World “The righteous live happily both in this world and the next.”
- Dhp 179–196 Buddhavagga: “So many go for refuge to mountains and forest groves”
- Dhp 197–208 Sukhavagga: Happy “How very happily we live, free from hostility among those who are hostile.”
- Dhp 209–220 Piya Vagga: The Dear “For someone released from affection, there is no sorrow; so, from what would fear arise?”
- Dhp 235–255 Malavagga: “Make an island of yourself! Swiftly strive, learn to be wise!”
- Dhp 256–272 Dhammaṭṭhavagga: The Judge “To pass judgment hurriedly doesn’t mean you’re a judge.”
- Dhp 273–289 Magga Vagga: The Path “Of all paths, the Noble Eight Fold Path is the best. Of all truths, the Four Noble Truth is the best.”
- Dhp 290–305 Pakinnakavagga: Miscellaneous “He who seeks his own happiness by inflicting pain on others, is never delivered from hatred.”
- Dhp 306–319 Nirayavagga: Hell “Any lax act, any corrupt observance, or suspicious spiritual life, is not very fruitful.”
- Dhp 320–333 Nāgavagga: Elephants “Excellent, tamed tuskers, great elephants. But even more excellent are those self-tamed.”
- Dhp 334-359 From… Taṇhā Vagga: Craving—Part 1 “The craving of a person who lives negligently spreads like a creeping vine.”
- Dhp 334-359 From… Taṇhā Vagga: Craving—Part 2 “Let go of regret over the past, let go of dreaming over the future, and let go of clinging to the present.”
- Dhp 360–382 From…Bhikkhuvagga: The Monk—Part 1 “Good is restraint in the body; good is restraint in speech; good is restraint in thought. Restraint everywhere is good.”
- Dhp 360–382 From… Bhikkhuvagga: The Monk—Part 2 “There is no meditative concentration for him who lacks insight, and no insight for him who lacks meditative concentration.”
- Dhp 383–423 From… Brāhmaṇavagga: Brahmins—Part 1 “Like water from a lotus leaf… sensual pleasures slip off them”
- Dhp 383–423 From… Brāhmaṇavagga:Brahmins—Part 2 “Deep in wisdom, intelligent, expert in what is the path and what is not the path;”
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