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Historical context
The Dhammapada belongs to the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pāli Canon. Parallel verse collections survive in other Indic languages and in Chinese translation.
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What is this text?
Short verses address intention, conduct, heedfulness, mind training, aging, and liberation.
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Key ideas
- Conduct is shaped by intention
- Heedfulness supports the path
- Wisdom sees impermanence and not-self
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Selected passage
All conditions are impermanent—when this is seen with wisdom, one grows disillusioned with suffering.
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Original-language text
sabbe saṅkhārā aniccā ti yadā paññāya passati
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English translation
All conditions are impermanent—when this is seen with wisdom, one grows disillusioned with suffering.
Translator: Bhikkhu Sujato
Bhikkhu Sujato translation at SuttaCentral: CC0 1.0.07
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Sources & further reading
Dhammapada 273–289: The Path
Translator: Bhikkhu Sujato
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