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Way to Enlightenment

The Buddha (Buddha Vagga)

Verse 194

Pāli Source

Sukho Buddhānaṃ uppādo, sukhā saddhammadesanā; sukhā saṃghassa sāmaggī, samaggānaṃ tapo sukho.

English Translation

Happy is the arising of Buddhas; happy is the teaching of the true Dhamma; happy is harmony within the community; happy is the discipline of those who live in harmony.

Way to Enlightenment draft translation — not yet reviewed for accuracy.

Editorial Note

From the Buddha Vagga, alongside verse 183 already in this sample — where 183 summarizes the teaching itself, this verse names four things the tradition holds to be fortunate: a Buddha appearing, the teaching being given, and a harmonious community practicing it together.

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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