Dhammapada verse 372
Chapter 25, Mendicants (Bhikkhuvagga) · verses 360–382
“No absorption for one without wisdom, no wisdom for one without absorption. But one with absorption and wisdom— they have truly drawn near to extinguishment.”
Natthi jhānaṁ apaññassa, paññā natthi ajhāyato; Yamhi jhānañca paññā ca, sa ve nibbānasantike.
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What does Dhammapada verse 372 mean?
Verse 372 belongs to chapter 25, Mendicants (Bhikkhuvagga), which gathers verses 360–382 on the mendicant’s day. It is filed under wisdom & folly, the path. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 371 and verse 373 are part of the same passage.
Twenty-three verses on the mendicant, meaning the monastic practitioner, and much of it is practical: restraint in the body, in speech and at the bowl, and contentment with what is giving. The chapter has less doctrine than chapter 24 and more description of how a day of practice is arranged.
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