Passages

Dhammapada 184

Dhammapada

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@misc{divinityatlas-dhammapada-184,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Dhammapada 184},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/passages/dhammapada-184},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Muller's parenthetical transliterations of pravragita and sramana are removed here rather than reproduced with his spaced diacritics. He notes that Childers, following the commentator, divides the first clause differently: 'Patience, which is long-suffering, is the best devotion.'

Facts

Passage

Text

The Awakened call patience the highest penance, long-suffering the highest Nirvana; for he is not an anchorite who strikes others, he is not an ascetic who insults others. 1

Reference

Dhammapada 184 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)

Buddhism

Nirvana: the end of suffering

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 184View the Source

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