Passages

Dhammapada 183

Dhammapada

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@misc{divinityatlas-dhammapada-183,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Dhammapada 183},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/dhammapada-183},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Known as the Ovada Patimokkha and recited at Magha Puja as a summary of the whole teaching. Muller renders buddha as 'the Awakened' throughout, which is the literal sense and avoids treating it as a name.

Facts

Passage

Text

Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to purify one's mind, that is the teaching of (all) the Awakened. 1

Reference

Dhammapada 183 1

Reference Scheme

Chapter and Verse 1

Translation

The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10) 1

Translator

F. Max Muller 1

Meaning

Theme

ethics, summary 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Concerns

Buddhism

Right conduct of the Eightfold Path

Passage Of

Dhammapada

Source The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)F. Max Muller

Sources

1. The Dhammapada (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10, part 1)

F. Max Muller, Clarendon Press / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1881Dhammapada 183View the Source

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