Dhammapada verse 192
Chapter 14, The Buddhas (Buddhavagga) · verses 179–196
“Such refuge is a sanctuary, it is the supreme refuge. By going to that refuge, you’re released from all suffering.”
Etaṁ kho saraṇaṁ khemaṁ, etaṁ saraṇamuttamaṁ; Etaṁ saraṇamāgamma, sabbadukkhā pamuccati.
English by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, via SuttaCentral)
What does Dhammapada verse 192 mean?
Verse 192 belongs to chapter 14, The Buddhas (Buddhavagga), which gathers verses 179–196 on the Buddhas and the awakened. It is filed under happiness, suffering & grief. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 191 and verse 193 are part of the same passage.
Eighteen verses on the Buddhas, the awakened, and what makes a teacher worth following. It is the chapter that gives the famous line about not doing evil, doing good and purifying the mind, and it treats the awakened person as the one case in which a teacher is beyond reproach.
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