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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 27, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/03/27

Taṃ nadīhi vijānātha:sobbhesu padaresu ca, saṇantā yanti kusobbhā, tuṇhīyanti mahodadhī. Listen Learn this from the waters: in mountain clefts and chasms, loud gush the streamlets, but great rivers flow silently. Sutta Nipāta 3.725 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. https://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 26, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/03/26

Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṃ,kusalassa upasampadā, sacittapariyodapanaṃ - etaṃ buddhāna sāsanaṃ. Listen Abstain from all unwholesome deeds, perform wholesome ones, purify your mind - this is the teaching of the Buddhas. Dhammapada 14.183 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. https://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html --

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 25, 2026

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2026/03/25

Yathāpi mūle anupaddave daḷhe,chinnopi rukkho punareva rūhati, evampi taṇhānusaye anūhate, nibbattatī dukkhamidaṃ punappunaṃ. Listen Just as a tree, though cut down, sprouts up again if its roots remain uncut and firm, even so, until the craving that lies dormant is rooted out, suffering springs up again and again. Dhammapada 24.338 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 22, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/03/22

Uṭṭhānako analaso,Āpadāsu na vedhati, Acchinnavutti medhāvī, Tādiso labhate yasaṃ. Listen Who is energetic and not indolent, In misfortune unshaken, Flawless in manner and intelligent, Such a one to honour may attain. Dīgha Nikāya 3.273 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Everyman's Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha (WH 14), translated by Narada Thera Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions.

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 20, 2026

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2026/03/20

Dadato puññaṃ pavaḍḍhati;Saṃyamato veraṃ na cīyati; Kusalo ca jahāti pāpakaṃ, Rāgadosamohakkhayā sanibbuto. Listen Who gives, one's virtues shall increase; Who is self-curbed, no hatred bears; Who so is skilled in virtue, evil shuns, And by the rooting out of lust and hate And all delusion, comes to be at peace. Dīgha Nikāya 2.197 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Last Days of the Buddha: The Maha-parinibbana Sutta (revised edition), translated from Pāli by Sister Vajira & Francis Story Book Details

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 19, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/03/19

Chandā dosā bhayā mohā,Yo dhammaṃ ativattati, Nihīyati yaso tassa Kāḷapakkheva candimā. Chandā dosā bhayā mohā, Yo dhammaṃ nātivattati, Āpūrati yaso tassa Sukkapakkheva candimā. Listen Whoever through desire, hate or fear, Or ignorance should transgress the Dhamma, All one's glory fades away Like the moon during the waning half. Whoever through desire, hate or fear, Or ignorance never transgresses the Dhamma, All one's glory ever increases Like the moon during the waxing half. Dīgha Nikāya

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 18, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/03/18

Upakāro ca yo mitto,sukhe dukkhe ca yo sakhā, atthakkhāyī ca yo mitto, yo ca mittānukampako -- etepi mitte cattāro iti viññāya paṇḍito sakkaccaṃ payirupāseyya mātā puttaṃ va orasaṃ. Listen The friend who is a helpmate, the friend in happiness and woe, the friend who gives good counsel, the friend who sympathises too -- these four as friends the wise behold and cherish them devotedly as does a mother her own child. Dīgha Nikāya 3.265 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Everyman's Ethics: Four Discourses by

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 15, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/03/15

Paṇḍito sīlasampanno,Saṇho ca paṭibhānavā, Nivātavutti atthaddho, Tādiso labhate yasaṃ. Listen Who is wise and virtuous, Gentle and keen-witted, Humble and amenable, Such a one to honour may attain. Dīgha Nikāya 3.273 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Everyman's Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha (WH 14), translated by Narada Thera Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. https://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 11, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/03/11

Na tāvatā dhammadharoyāvatā bahu bhāsati. Yo ca appampi sutvāna, dhammaṃ kāyena passati sa ve dhammadharo hoti, yo dhammaṃ nappamajjati. Listen One is not versed in Dhamma because one speaks much. One who, after hearing a little Dhamma, realizes its truth directly and is not heedless of it, is truly versed in the Dhamma. Dhammapada 19.259 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti

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Daily Words of the Buddha for March 08, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/03/08

Hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṃniccaṃ sucigavesinā, alīnenāppagabbhena, suddhājīvena passatā. Listen Difficult is life for the modest one who always seeks purity, is detached and unassuming, clean in life, and discerning. Dhammapada 18.245 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions.

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Daily Words of the Buddha for February 28, 2026

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2026/02/28

Imesu kira sajjanti,Eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā; Viggayha naṃ vivadanti Janā ekaṅgadassino. Listen Some recluses and brahmins, so called, Are deeply attached to their own views; People who only see one side of things Engage in quarrels and disputes. Udāna 6.54 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Udāna and the Itivuttaka, trans. John D. Ireland Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. https://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html

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Daily Words of the Buddha for February 22, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/02/22

Ye dhammā hetuppabhavā,tesaṃ hetuṃ Tathāgato āha tesañca yo nirodho; evaṃvādī Mahāsamaṇo. Listen Those phenomena arising from a cause, of these the Enlightened One has told the cause and also their cessation; this is the "doctrine" of the Great Recluse. Vinaya 3.60 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Discourse Summaries by S.N. Goenka Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. https://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html

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Daily Words of the Buddha for February 08, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/02/08

Adhicetaso appamajjato,munino monapathesu sikkhato: Sokā na bhavanti tādino, upasantassa sadā satīmato. Listen Exalted in mind & heedful, the sage trained in sagacity's ways: One has no sorrows, one who is Such, calmed & ever mindful. Udāna 4.37 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Translated from Pāli by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. https://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html --

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Daily Words of the Buddha for February 02, 2026

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2026/02/02

Udakañhi nayanti nettikā;usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ; dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā; attānaṃ damayanti paṇḍitā. Listen Irrigators regulate the rivers; fletchers straighten the arrow shaft; carpenters shape the wood; the wise control themselves. Dhammapada 6.80 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions.

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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 18, 2026

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2026/01/18

Appampi ce saṃhita bhāsamāno,dhammassa hoti anudhammacārī, rāgañca, dosañca, pahāya mohaṃ, sammappajāno suvimuttacitto, anupādiyāno idha vā huraṃ vā, sa bhāgavā sāmaññassa hoti. Listen Little though one recites the sacred texts, but puts the Teaching into practice, forsaking lust, hatred, and delusion, with true wisdom and emancipated mind, clinging to nothing of this or any other world -- one indeed partakes of the blessings of a holy life. Dhammapada 1.20 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The

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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 11, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/01/11

Yadā have pātubhavanti dhammāĀtāpino jhāyato brāhmaṇassa, Athassa kaṅkhā vapayanti sabbā Yato pajānāti sahetudhammaṃ. Listen When things become manifest To the ardent meditating brahmin, All one's doubts then vanish since one understands Each thing along with its cause. Udāna 1.1 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Udāna and the Itivuttaka, trans. John D. Ireland Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions.

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Daily Words of the Buddha for January 04, 2026

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2026/01/04

Muñca pure, muñca pacchato,majjhe muñca, bhavassa pāragū. Sabbattha vimuttamānaso, na punaṃ jātijaraṃ upehisi. Listen Let go of the past, let go of the future, let go of the present, and cross over to the farther shore of existence. With mind wholly liberated, you shall come no more to birth and death. Dhammapada 24.348 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit

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Daily Words of the Buddha for December 28, 2025

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2025/12/28

Yañca kāmasukhaṃ loke,yañcidaṃ diviyaṃ sukhaṃ, taṇhakkhayasukhassete, kalaṃ nāgghanti soḷasiṃ. Listen Any sensual bliss in the world, any heavenly bliss, isn't worth one sixteenth-sixteenth of the bliss of the ending of craving. Udāna 2.12 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Translated from Pāli by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. https://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html --

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Daily Words of the Buddha for December 22, 2025

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2025/12/22

Yo ca vassasataṃ jīvedussīlo asamāhito ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo sīlavantassa jhāyino. Listen Better it is to live one day virtuous and meditative than to live a hundred years immoral and uncontrolled. Dhammapada 8.110 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions. https://store.pariyatti.org/donate.html

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Daily Words of the Buddha for December 15, 2025

Daily Words of the Buddha ·

2025/12/15

Hitānukampī sambuddhoyadaññamanusāsati, anurodhavirodhehi vippamutto tathāgato. Listen When the Buddha teaches others he does so out of compassion, because the Tathagata is wholly freed from both favour and aversion. Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.150 View Pāli on Tipitaka.org Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika Book Details Pariyatti is a non-profit organization supported by purchases and contributions.

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