Dhammapada verse 378
Chapter 25, Mendicants (Bhikkhuvagga) · verses 360–382
“Calm in body, calm in speech, peaceful and serene; a mendicant who’s spat out the world’s bait is said to be one at peace.”
Santakāyo santavāco, santavā susamāhito; Vantalokāmiso bhikkhu, “upasanto”ti vuccati.
English by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, via SuttaCentral)
What does Dhammapada verse 378 mean?
Verse 378 belongs to chapter 25, Mendicants (Bhikkhuvagga), which gathers verses 360–382 on the mendicant’s day. It is filed under speech. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 377 and verse 379 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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