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# Dhammatools

> The Dhammapada's 423 verses in Pali and English - a verse for each day, a random verse, and a verse for what you feel. Free, no sign-up.

The complete Dhammapada (423 verses, Pali and English, Bhikkhu Sujato's CC0 translation) with daily, random and theme-based reading tools, and free verse-card images.

## Pages

- [Home](https://dhammatools.com/): Verse of the day, tools and the full book index
- [Verse of the day](https://dhammatools.com/verse-of-the-day/): One verse each day, in book order, the same for every reader
- [Random verse](https://dhammatools.com/random-dhammapada-verse/): Draw from all 423 verses, no repeats until the round is spent
- [Verse finder](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-quote-generator/): Match a feeling to real verses, entirely in the browser
- [All verses](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses/): The complete Dhammapada in Pali and English, 26 chapters
- [Complete text](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-full-text/): All 423 verses on one page, printable to PDF
- [Mahayana vs Theravada](https://dhammatools.com/mahayana-vs-theravada/): Point-by-point comparison of the two traditions
- [About](https://dhammatools.com/about/): What this site is and is not
- [Sources & licences](https://dhammatools.com/sources/): SuttaCentral CC0 text, Wikimedia Commons images

## Chapters

- [Chapter 1: Pairs (YamakaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-1/): verses 1-20 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 2: Diligence (AppamādaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-2/): verses 21-32 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 3: The Mind (CittaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-3/): verses 33-43 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 4: Flowers (PupphaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-4/): verses 44-59 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 5: The Fool (BālaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-5/): verses 60-75 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 6: The Astute (PaṇḍitaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-6/): verses 76-89 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 7: The Perfected Ones (ArahantaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-7/): verses 90-99 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 8: The Thousands (SahassaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-8/): verses 100-115 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 9: Wickedness (PāpaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-9/): verses 116-128 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 10: The Rod (DaṇḍaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-10/): verses 129-145 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 11: Old Age (JarāVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-11/): verses 146-156 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 12: The Self (AttaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-12/): verses 157-166 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 13: The World (LokaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-13/): verses 167-178 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 14: The Buddhas (BuddhaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-14/): verses 179-196 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 15: Happiness (SukhaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-15/): verses 197-208 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 16: The Beloved (PiyaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-16/): verses 209-220 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 17: Anger (KodhaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-17/): verses 221-234 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 18: Stains (MalaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-18/): verses 235-255 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 19: The Just (DhammaṭṭhaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-19/): verses 256-272 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 20: The Path (MaggaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-20/): verses 273-289 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 21: Miscellaneous (PakiṇṇakaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-21/): verses 290-305 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 22: Hell (NirayaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-22/): verses 306-319 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 23: Elephants (NāgaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-23/): verses 320-333 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 24: Craving (TaṇhāVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-24/): verses 334-359 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 25: Mendicants (BhikkhuVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-25/): verses 360-382 in Pali and English
- [Chapter 26: Brahmins (BrāhmaṇaVagga)](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-chapter-26/): verses 383-423 in Pali and English

## Themes

- [Dhammapada Verses on the Mind](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-mind/): Every Dhammapada verse about the mind and intention — what the opening verses call the forerunner of all things.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Anger](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-anger/): Every Dhammapada verse about anger, hatred and laying hostility to rest — including the beloved verses 3–5.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Craving](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-craving/): Every Dhammapada verse about craving, greed and attachment — the tie that the wise cut.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Wisdom](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-wisdom/): Every Dhammapada verse on wisdom and folly — how the wise and the fool differ, in the Buddha’s repeated comparison.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Good and Evil](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-good-and-evil/): Every Dhammapada verse on good and evil deeds — what evil plants, and what good harvests.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Happiness](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-happiness/): Every Dhammapada verse on happiness and bliss — where it comes from, and whose it lasts for.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Suffering](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-suffering/): Every Dhammapada verse on suffering, sorrow and grief — and what follows the end of sorrow.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Impermanence](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-impermanence/): Every Dhammapada verse on death, ageing and impermanence — the flower that will fall, the lamp that goes out.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Self-Discipline](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-self-discipline/): Every Dhammapada verse on mastering yourself — the guidance no one else can give you.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Speech](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-speech/): Every Dhammapada verse on speech — what words do, and what the well-spoken word is.
- [Dhammapada Verses on the Path](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-the-path/): Every Dhammapada verse on the eightfold path and practice — the way, and walking it.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Purity](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-purity/): Every Dhammapada verse on purity and stains — the dust on the mind, and polishing it off.
- [Dhammapada Verses on the Buddha](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-the-buddha/): Every Dhammapada verse about the Buddha, the awakened, and finding a teacher worth following.
- [Dhammapada Verses on Giving](https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verses-on-giving/): Every Dhammapada verse on giving, offerings and merit — what a small gift becomes.

## Quote pages

- [Buddha Quotes on Life, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-life/): Every Dhammapada verse about how to live — in Pali and English, with verse numbers, so you can check each one against the original.
- [Buddha Quotes on Peace, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-peace/): Dhammapada verses on peace, calm and stillness — in Pali and English, with the verse number on every line.
- [Buddha Quotes on Death, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-death/): Dhammapada verses on death, grief and impermanence — with verse numbers and the Pali alongside, so each one can be checked.
- [Buddha Quotes on Anger, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-anger/): Dhammapada verses on anger and hatred — verses 3–5, the chapter on anger, and the instruction to defeat anger with kindness.
- [Buddha Quotes on Love, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-love/): Dhammapada verses on love, affection and goodwill — including the verse on hatred being laid to rest by love.
- [Buddha Quotes on Happiness, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-happiness/): Dhammapada verses on happiness, joy and contentment — the whole chapter on happiness, plus the paired verses on delighting here and hereafter.
- [Buddha Quotes on Suffering, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-suffering/): Dhammapada verses on suffering, sorrow and grief — and the verses on what is said to follow the end of sorrow.
- [Buddha Quotes on Impermanence, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-impermanence/): Dhammapada verses on impermanence — anicca, ageing, decay and the body as a temporary structure, with Pali and verse numbers.
- [Buddha Quotes on Karma, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-karma/): Dhammapada verses on karma, deeds and their ripening — including the paired verses on the doer of harm and the doer of good.
- [Buddha Quotes on Fear, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-fear/): Dhammapada verses on fear, trembling and safety — including the two verses that begin “all tremble at the rod”.
- [Buddha Quotes on Attachment & Letting Go](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-attachment/): Dhammapada verses on craving, clinging and letting go — including verse 154, the house-builder whose rafters are broken.
- [Buddha Quotes on Self-Discipline, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-self-discipline/): Dhammapada verses on restraint, effort and training yourself — from the chapter on diligence to the chapter on the self.
- [Buddha Quotes on the Mind, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-mind/): Dhammapada verses on the mind — the opening verses on intention, the whole chapter on mind, and the guarded mind.
- [Short Buddhist Quotes, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/short-buddhist-quotes/): Sixty short Dhammapada verses that fit on a card, in English and Pali, each with its verse number and chapter.
- [Mettā: Loving-Kindness in the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/metta/): What the Dhammapada says about mettā, loving-kindness and goodwill, with every related verse in Pali and English.
- [Buddha Quotes on Meditation, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-meditation/): Explore authentic Buddha quotes on meditation from the Dhammapada. This collection includes verses 23, 24, 27, 57, and 110 on practice and mindfulness.
- [Buddha Quotes on Truth, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-truth/): Read authentic Buddha quotes on truth from the Dhammapada. This page features verses 9, 10, 190, and 217, translated by Bhikkhu Sujato for your practice.
- [Buddha Quotes on Patience, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-patience/): Explore authentic Dhammapada verses on patience and endurance, including verses 3, 4, 184, 320, 321, and 399, with translations by Bhikkhu Sujato.
- [Buddha Quotes on Enlightenment, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-enlightenment/): Dhammapada quotes on enlightenment and the Buddha. This page features verses 29, 89, 179, and 181 on the nature of awakening and the path to quenching.
- [Buddha Quotes on Friendship, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-friendship/): Explore the six Dhammapada verses on friendship — 78, 219, 328, 329, 331 and 376. On choosing spiritual friends, and on walking alone when there is none.
- [Buddha Quotes on Strength, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-strength/): Read Dhammapada verses on strength and energy. This collection includes verses 7, 8, 23, 109, 112, 144, 280, and 405 to guide your Buddhist practice.
- [Buddha Quotes on Speech, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-speech/): Explore 19 Dhammapada verses on speech, including verses 51, 133, and 227. Learn about restraint, truth, and the weight of words in practice.
- [Buddha Quotes on Ignorance, from the Dhammapada](https://dhammatools.com/buddha-quotes-on-ignorance/): Read authentic Buddha quotes on ignorance from the Dhammapada. Features verses 243, 63, 62, 60, 70, 121, 125, 26, 64, 171, 74 and 207 with full verse numbers.

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## Verse pages

- Individual verses live at https://dhammatools.com/dhammapada-verse-N/ for N = 1-423, each with Pali, English, copy and free verse-card download.