Passages

Dhammapada 5

Dhammapada

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@misc{divinityatlas-dhammapada-5,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Dhammapada 5},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/passages/dhammapada-5},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

'Love' renders avera, which is literally non-hatred or absence of enmity rather than love; the Pali states the point negatively and Muller states it positively.

Facts

Passage

Text

For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule. 1

Reference

Dhammapada 5 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, nonviolence 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Concerns

Ahimsa (nonviolence)

Quoted across traditions in support of nonviolence.

Buddhism

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 5View the Source

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