26.
The Chapter on Brahmins
383.
Having known the elimination of activities, you are a knower of the uncreated, brahmin."
384.
Then all his bondages come to an end, for one who knows.
385.
Free from anguish, unbound, him I call a brahmin.
386.
Having attained the highest good, him I call a brahmin.
387.
The noble shines when armoured, the brahmin shines when meditating;
But throughout all day and night, the Buddha shines with radiance.
388.
Driving out one's own stain, therefore one is called "one who has gone forth".
389.
Shame on the slayer of a brahmin, more shame on him who releases anger.
390.
Whenever the harming mind turns away, from that and that, suffering is indeed appeased.
391.
Restrained in three states, him I call a brahmin.
392.
One should venerate him thoroughly, as a brahmin the fire-sacrifice.
393.
In whom there is truth and the Teaching, he is pure, he is a brahmin.
394.
Within you is a thicket, yet you polish the outside.
395.
Alone in the forest meditating, him I call a brahmin.
396.
He is called a 'bho-sayer' by name, if he has possessions;
One who owns nothing, without grasping, him I call a brahmin.
397.
Gone beyond attachment, unbound, him I call a brahmin."
398.
With the bar lifted, awakened, him I call a brahmin.
399.
Whose power is patience, whose military unit is power, him I call a brahmin.
400.
Tamed, bearing the final body, him I call a brahmin.
401.
Whoever does not cling to sensual pleasures, him I call a brahmin.
402.
With burden laid down, unbound, him I call a brahmin.
403.
Having attained the highest good, him I call a brahmin.
404.
Not dwelling in a home, of few wishes, him I call a brahmin.
405.
Whoever neither kills nor causes to kill, him I call a brahmin.
406.
Without grasping among those with grasping, him I call a brahmin.
407.
Like a mustard seed from a needle's tip, him I call a brahmin.
408.
By which one does not offend anyone, him I call a brahmin.
409.
Him I call a brahmin.
410.
Desireless, unbound, him I call a brahmin.
411.
Who has reached the state grounded upon the Deathless, him I call a brahmin.
412.
Sorrowless, stainless, pure, him I call a brahmin.
413.
With delight and existence exhausted, him I call a brahmin.
414.
Who has crossed over, gone beyond, a meditator, without longing, free from doubt;
Quenched by non-clinging, him I call a brahmin.
415.
With sensual existence exhausted, him I call a brahmin.
416.
With craving and existence exhausted, him I call a brahmin.
417.
Unbound from all bonds, him I call a brahmin.
418.
A hero, overlord of all the world, him I call a brahmin.
419.
Non-attached, the Fortunate One, awakened, him I call a brahmin.
420.
One who has eliminated the mental corruptions, a Worthy One, him I call a brahmin.
421.
One who owns nothing, without grasping, him I call a brahmin.
422.
Without longing, bathed, awakened, him I call a brahmin.
423.
And also has attained the destruction of birth, the sage accomplished through direct knowledge;
One who has reached the end of all accomplishments, him I call a brahmin."
The Chapter on the Brahmin is concluded as twenty-sixth.
(Thus far, in the very first Pairs Chapter there are fourteen stories, in the Heedfulness Chapter nine, in the Mind Chapter nine, in the Flower Chapter twelve, in the Fool Chapter fifteen, in the Wise Person Chapter eleven, in the Worthy One Chapter ten, in the Thousand Chapter fourteen, in the Evil Chapter twelve, in the Punishment Chapter eleven, in the Ageing Chapter nine, in the Self Chapter ten, in the World Chapter eleven, in the Buddha Chapter nine, in the Happiness Chapter eight, in the Dear Chapter nine, in the Wrath Chapter eight, in the Stain Chapter twelve, in the Righteous Chapter ten, in the Path Chapter twelve, in the Miscellaneous Chapter nine, in the Hell Chapter nine, in the Elephant Chapter eight, in the Craving Chapter twelve, in the Monk Chapter twelve, in the Brahmin Chapter forty - thus three hundred and five stories.
And three hundred stories, with five more, have arisen.)
The summary of the chapters in the Dhammapada -
Worthy One and Thousand, Evil with Punishment - these are ten.
Wrath and Stain, Righteous, with the Path Chapter - twenty.
These twenty-six chapters, taught by the Kinsman of the Sun.
The summary of the verses -
Eleven in the Mind Chapter, in the Flower Chapter sixteen.
In the Worthy One ten verses, in the Thousand there are sixteen.
Eleven in the Ageing Chapter, in the Self Chapter those are ten.
In Happiness and in the Dear Chapter, there are twelve verses.
And seventeen in the Righteous, in the Path Chapter seventeen.
Twenty-six in the Craving Chapter, twenty-three in the Monk Chapter.
Four hundred verses, and twenty-three more besides;
In the Dhammapada collection, taught by the Kinsman of the Sun.
The Dhammapada Pāḷi is concluded.