14.
The Chapter on the Buddhas
That Buddha of infinite range, trackless - by what track will you lead him?
That Buddha of infinite range, trackless - by what track will you lead him?
Even the gods envy them, the mindful Fully Self-Enlightened Ones.
Difficult is the hearing of the Good Teaching, difficult is the arising of Buddhas.
The purification of one's own mind - this is the instruction of the Buddhas.
For one who injures others is not one who has gone forth, one who vexes others is not an ascetic.
Moderation in food, and secluded lodgings;
And devotion to higher consciousness - this is the instruction of the Buddhas.
Sensual pleasures are of little enjoyment and painful, thus having known, the wise one.
He is devoted to the elimination of craving, the disciple of the Fully Self-Enlightened One.
To parks, trees, and shrines, human beings threatened by fear.
Having come to this refuge, one is not freed from all suffering.
Sees the four noble truths with right wisdom.
The noble eightfold path, leading to the peace of suffering.
Having come to this refuge, one is freed from all suffering.
Wherever that wise one is born, that family thrives in happiness.
Pleasant is the concord of the Community, pleasant is the austere asceticism of those in unity.
Who have transcended obsession, who have crossed over sorrow and lamentation.
The merit cannot be reckoned, even this much by anyone.
The Chapter on the Buddha is concluded as fourteenth.