The Buddha (Buddha Vagga)
Verse 183
Pāli Source
Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṁ, kusalassa upasampadā, sacittapariyodapanaṁ — etaṁ Buddhāna sāsanaṁ.
English Translation
Doing no wrong, taking up what is wholesome, and clearing one’s own mind — this, in short, is what every Buddha teaches.
Way to Enlightenment draft translation — not yet reviewed for accuracy.
Editorial Note
Often treated as the single most concise summary of the entire Dhammapada, this verse is traditionally recited as part of the "Ovāda-Pātimokkha" — the exhortation said to have been common to all Buddhas.
Source
Pali critical edition: O. von Hinüber & K.R. Norman (Pali Text Society, 1995), digitized by the Dhammakaya Foundation via GRETIL, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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