Dhammapada — Chapter 20: Maggavagga

17 verses

Verse 1

The best of paths is the Eightfold Path; the best of truths are the Four Noble Truths. Non-attachment is the best of states; the best of bipeds is th…

Verse 2

This is the only path; there is none other for the purification of vision. Follow this path, for this is the bewilderment of Mara.

Verse 3

Walking upon this path, you will put an end to suffering. This path was taught by me when I understood the removal of the arrow of suffering.

Verse 4

You yourselves must make the effort; the Tathagatas are only teachers. Those who practise meditation and enter the path are freed from the bonds of M…

Verse 5

'All conditioned things are impermanent' — when one sees this with wisdom, one becomes weary of suffering. This is the path to purity.