(OPRC) Lesson 115 (March 12, 2026) | Dhammapada 97 | Bhante Dr. G. Chandima

                         

Dhammapda 97
(Sayings of the Dhamma)

Arahanta
(Fully liberated one)

97. Assaddho akataññū ca 

Having personally verified trust in the Buddha, and no longer placing trust in other teachings or their teachers, one comes to know awakening (akata means Nibbāna).

Sandhicchedo ca yo naro

The person who has cut the bonds (the cycles of kamma and kilesa).

Hatāvakāso vantāso

Who has destroyed opportunities for rebirth and expelled sensual pleasure (rooted in sensuality through the path of the Four Noble Awakenings).

Sa ve uttama poriso

—He indeed is the supreme person.

Full Translation:

A person who, having personally verified trust in the Buddha, no longer places trust in other teachings or their teachers, and who knows the Unconditioned—awakening (Nibbāna)—has cut the bonds that sustain the cycle of kamma and defilements. Such a person has destroyed the opportunities for future rebirth and has expelled sensual craving rooted in attachment to sense pleasures through the realization of the Four Noble Awakenings. Indeed, such a one is the supreme person.

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