Dhammapada verse 373
Chapter 25, Mendicants (Bhikkhuvagga) · verses 360–382
“A mendicant who enters an empty hut with mind at peace finds a superhuman delight as they rightly discern the Dhamma.”
Suññāgāraṁ paviṭṭhassa, santacittassa bhikkhuno; Amānusī rati hoti, sammā dhammaṁ vipassato.
English by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, via SuttaCentral)
What does Dhammapada verse 373 mean?
Verse 373 belongs to chapter 25, Mendicants (Bhikkhuvagga), which gathers verses 360–382 on the mendicant’s day. It is filed under mind & intention. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 372 and verse 374 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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