The Dhammapada

The Dhammapada offers the timeless wisdom of the Buddha in verse form. These core teachings are a part of the Sutta Pitaka in the Pali Canon.

Browse by chapter or verse, search the text, and share verses via deep links. This website features Sangharakshita's translation as published in Dhammapada: The Way of Truth, including notes and annotations.

I sometimes think that the Dhammapada contains, at least in principle, as much of the Buddha’s teaching as most of us really need to know in order to progress towards Enlightenment.

26 chapters • 423 verses total