(OPRC) Lesson 92 (August 7, 2025) | Dhammapada 70 | Bhante Dr. G. Chandima

                             

Dhammapda 70
(Sayings of the Dhamma)

Bāla
(Unwise)

70. Māse māse kusaggena,
Though month by month, with kusa grass,

Bālo bhuñjetha bhojanaṃ;
An unwise person may eat his/her food,

Na so saṅkhata dhammānaṃ,
He/she is not worth even a sixteenth part

Kalaṃ agghati soḷasiṃ.
Of those who have realized the Dhamma.

Full Translation:

Though month by month, an unwise person may eat his/her food with kusa grass (as a ritual), he/she is not worth even a sixteenth part of one who has realized the Dhamma.

Story: Jambuka Thera Vatthu