Dhammapada Stories

CONTENTS

Chapter I
The Pairs (Yamakavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
1/1	Thera Cakkhupala
2/2	Matthakundali
3-4/3	Thera Tissa
5/4	Kalayakkhini
6/5	Kosanmbi Bhikkhu
7-8/6	Thera Mahakala
9-10/7	Devadatta
11-12/8	Thera Sariputta...
13-14/9	Thera Nanda
15/10	Cundasukarika
16/11	Dhammika Upasaka
17/12	Devadatta
18/13	Sumanadevi
19-20/14	Two Friends

Chapter II
Mindfulness (Appamdavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
21-23/1	Samavati
24/2	Kumbhaghosaka,the Banker
25/3	Culapanthaka
26-27/4	Balanakkhatta Festival
28/5	Thera Mahakassapa
29/6	Two Companion Bhikkhus
30/7	Magha
31/8	Certain Bhikkhu
32/9	Thera Nigamavasitissa

Chapter III
The Mind (Cittavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
33-34/1	Thera Meghiya
35/2	A Certain Bhikkhu
36/3	A Certain Disgruntled Bhikkhu
37/4	Thera Samgharakkhita
38-39/5	Thera Cittahattha
40/6	Five Hundred Bhikkhus
41/7	Tissa, the Thera with a Stinking Body
42/8	Nanda, the Herdsman
43/9	Soreyya

Chapter IV
Flowers (Pupphavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
44-45/1	Five Hundred Bhikkhus
46/2	Bhikkhu who Contemplates the Body as a Mirage
47/3	Vitatubha
48/4	Patipujika Kumari
49/5	Kosiya, the Miserly Rich Man
50/6	Ascetic Paveyya.
51-52/7	Chattapapani, a Lay Disciple
53/8	Visakha
54-55/9	Question Raised by the Venerable Ananda
56/10	Thera Mahakassapa
57/11	Thera Godhika
58-59/12	Garahadinna

Chapter V
The Fool (Bilavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
60/1	a Certain Person
61/2	a Resident Pupil of Thera Mahakassapa
62/3	Ananda, the Rich Man
63/4	Two Pick-Pockets
64/5	Thera Udayi
65/6	Thirty Bhikkhus from Paveyyaka
66/7	Suppabuddha, the Leper
67/	a Farmer
68/9	Sumana, the Florist
69/10	Theri Uppalavanna
70/11	Thera Jambuka
71/12	Ahipeta
72/13	Satthikutapeta
73-74/14	Citta, the Householder
75/15	Samanera Tissa of the Forest Monastery

Chapter VI
The Wise (Panditavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
76/1	Thera Radha
77/2	Bhikkhus Assaji and Punabbasuka
78/3	Thera Channa
79/4	Thera Mahakappina
80/5	Samanera Pandita
81/6	Thera Lakudaka Bhaddiya
82/7	Kanamata
83/8	Five Hundred Bhikkhus
84/9	Thera Dhammika
85-86/10	Dhamma Listeners
87-88-89/11	Five Hundred Visiting Bhikkhus

Chapter VII
The Arahat (Arahantavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
90/1	the Question Asked by Jivaka
91/2	Thera Mahakassapa
92/3	Thera Belatthasisa
93/4	Thera Anuruddha
94/5	Thera Mahakaccayana
95/6	Thera Sariputta
96/7	a Samanera from Kosambi
97/8	Thera Sariputta
98/9	Thera Revata
99/10	a Woman

Chapter VIII
The Thousand (Sahassavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
100 /1	Tambadathika
101/2	Bahiyadaruciriya
102/3	Theri Kundalakesi
104-5/4	Brahmin Anatthapucchaka
106/5	Thera Sariputta's Uncle
107/6	Thera Sariputta's Nephew
108/7	Thera Sariputta's Friend
109/8	Ayuvaddhanakumara
110/9	Samanera Samkicca
111/10	Khanu-Kondanna
112/11	Thera Sappadasa
113/12	Theri Patacara
114/13	Theri Kisagotami
115/14	Theri Bahuputtika

Chapter IX
Evil (Papavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
116/1	Culekasataka
117/2	Thera Seyyasaka
118/3	Lajadevadhita
119-120/4	Anathapindika
121/5	A Careless Bhikkhu
122/6	Bila1apadaka
123/7	Mahadhana
124/8	Kukkutamitta
125/9	Koka the Huntsman
126/10	Thera Tissa
127/11	Three Group of Persons
128/12	King Suppabuddha

Chapter X
Punishment (Dandavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
129/1	A Group of Six Bhikkhus
130/2	A Group of Six Bhikkhus
131-132/3	Many Youths
133-134-4	Thera Kondadhana
135/5	Some Ladies Observing the Moral Precepts
136/6	The Boa Constrictor Peta
137-140/7	Thera Maha Moggallana
141/8	Bhikkhu Bahubhandika
142/9	Santati the Minister
143-144/10	Thera Pilotikatissa
145/11	Samanera Sukha

Chapter XI
Ageing (Jaravagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
146/1	The Companions of Visakha
147/2	Sirima
148/3	The Theri Uttara
149/4	Adhimanika Bhikkhu
150/5	Theri Rupananda (Janapadakalyani)
151/6	Queen Mallika
152/7	Thera Laludayi
153-154/8	Concerning the "Words of Exultation of the Buddha"
155-156/9	The Son of Mahad hana

Chapter XII
Self (Attavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
157/1	Bodhirajakumara
158/2	Thera Upananda Sakyaputta
159/3	Thera Padhanikatissa
160/4	Mother of Kumarakassapa
161/5	Mahakala Upasaka
162/6	Devadatta
163/7	Schism in the Order
164/8	Thera Kala
165/9	Culaka Upasaka
166/10	Thera Attadattha

Chapter XIII
The World (Lokavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
167/1	A Young Bhikkhu
168-169/2	King Suddhodana
170/3	Five Hundred Bhikkhus
171/4	Prince Abhaya
172/5	Thera Sammajjana
173/6	Thera Angulimala
174/7	Weaver-Girl
175/8	Thirty Bhikkhus
176/9	Cincamanavika
177/10	The Unrivalled Alms-Giving
178/11	Kala, son of Azathapindika

Chapter XIV
The Budha (Buddhavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
179-80/1	Three Daughters of Mara
181/2	The Buddha's Return from the Tavatimsa Deva World
182/3	Erakapatta theNaga King
183-5/4	The Question raised by Thera Ananda
186-7/5	A Dissatisfied Young Bhikkhu
188-92/6	Aggidatta
193/7	The QuestionRaised by Thera Aananda
194/8	Many Bhikkhus
195-6/9	the Golden Stupa of Kassara Buddha

Chapter XV
Happiness (Sukhavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
197-9/1	The Pacification of the Relatives of the Buddha
200/2	Mara
201/3	The Defeat of the King of Kosala
202/4	A Young Bride
203/5	A Lay-disciple
204/6	King Pasenadi of Kosala
205/7	Thera Tissa
206-8/8	Sakka

Chapter XVI
Affection (Piyavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
209-1/1	Three Ascetics
212/2	A Rich Householder
213/3	Visakha
214/4	Licchavi Princes
215/5	Anitthigandha Kumara
216/6	Brahmin
217/7	Five Hundred Boys
218/8	Anagami Thera
219-0/9	Nandiya

Chapter XVII
Anger (Kodhavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
221/1	Princess Rohini
222/2	A Bhikkhu
223/3	Uttara the Lay-disciple
224/4	Question Raisedby Thera Maha Moggallina
225/5	The Brahmin Who Had Been the Father of the Buddha
226/6	Punna the Slave-Girl
227-30/7	Atula the Lay-Disciple
231-34/8	A Group of Six Bhikkhus

Chapter XVIII
Impurities (Malavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
235-238/1	The Son of a Butcher
239/2	A Brahmin
240/3	Thera Tissa
241/4	Laludayi
242-243/5	A Man whose Wife Committed Adultery
244-245/6	Culasari
246-248/7	Five Lay-Disciples
249-250/8	Tissa
251/9	Five Lay-disciples
252/10	Mendaka the Rich Man
253/11	Thera Ujjhanasanni
254-255/12	Subhadda the Wandering Ascetic

Chapter XIX
The Just or the Righteous (Dhammatthavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
256-257/1	The Judge
258/2	Group of Six Bhikkhus
259/3	Ekudana the Arahat
260-261/4	Story of Thera Bhaddiya
262-263/5	Some Bhikkhus
264-265/6	Bhikkhu Hatthaka
266-267/7	A Brahmin
268-269/8	The Followers of Non-Buddhist Doctrines
270/9	A Fisherman Named Ariya
271-272/10	Some Bhikkhus

Chapter XX
The Path
(Maggavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
273-276/1	Five Hundred Bhikkhus
277-279/2-4	Relating to Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta
280/5	Thera Tissa, the Idle One
281/6	A Swine Peta
282/7	Thera Potthila
283-284/8	Five Old Bhikkhus
285/9	A Thera who Had Been a Goldsmith
286/10	Mahadhana, a Merchant
287/11	Kisagotami
288-289/12	Patacara

Chapter XXI
Miscellaneous
(Pakinnakavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
290/1	Buddha's Former Deeds
291/2	The Woman Who Ate Up the Eggs of a Hen
292-293/3	The Baddiya Bhikkhus
294-295/4	Thera Bhaddiya, the Short One
296-301/5	A Wood-Cutter's Son
302/6	The Bhikkhu from the Country of the Vajjis
303/7	Citta the Householder
304/8	Culasubhadda
305/9	The Thera Who Stayed Alone .

Chapter XXII
The Chapter on Niraya
(Nirayavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
306/1	Sundari the Wandering Female Ascetic ...
307/2	Those Who Suffered fer Their Evil Deeds
308/3	Who Lived on the Bank of the Vaggumuda River
309-310/4	Khemaka, the Son of a Rich Man
311-313/5	The Obstinate Bhikkhu
314/6	A Woman of Jealous Disposition
315/7	Many Bhikkhus
316-317/8	The Nigantha Ascetics
318-319/9	The Disciples of Non-Buddhist Ascetics

Chapter XXIII
The Elephant
(Nagavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
320-322/1	On Subduing Oneself
323/2	The Bhikkhu Who Had Been a Trainer of Elephants
324/3	An Old Brahmin.
325/4	King Pasenadi of Kosila
326/5	Samanera Sanu...
327/6	The Elephant Called Paveyyaka
328-330/7	A Number of Bhikkhus
331-333/8	Mara

Chapter XXIV
Craving
(Tanhavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
334-337/1	Kapila the Fish
338-343/2	A Young Sow
344/3	An Ex-Bhikkhu.
345-346/4	Imprisonment
347/5	Theri Khema
348/6	Uggasena
349-350/7	Culadhanuggaha, the SkilfulArcher
351-352/8	Mara
353/9	Upaka
354/10	The Questions Raised by Sakka
355/11	A Childless Rich Man
356-359/12	Deva Ankura

Chapter XXV
The Bhikkhu (Bhkkhuvagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
360-361/1	Five Bhikkhus
362/2	A Bhikkhu Who Killed a Swan (hamsa)
363/3	Bhikkhu Kokalika
364/4	Thera Dhammarama
365-366/5	A Bhikkhu. who Associated with a Follower of Devadatta
367/6	The Giver of the First-Fruits of His Labour
368-376/7	A Great Many Bhikkhus
377/8	Five Hundred Bhikkhus
378/9	Thera Santakaya
379-380/10	Thera Nangalakula
381/11	Thera Vakkali
382/12	Samanera Sumana

Chapter XXVI
The Brahmana (Brhmanavagga)

Verse/ Story	The Story
383/1	A Brahmin Who Had Great Faith
384/2	Thirty Bhikkhus
385/3	Mara
386/4	A Certain Brahmin
387/5	Thera Ananda
388/6	A Brahmin Recluse
389-390/7	Thera Sariputta.
391/8	Theri Mahajapati Gotami
392/9	Thera Sariputta
393/10	Jatila, the Brahmin
394/11	A Deceitful Brahmin
395/12	Kisagotami
396/13	A Brahmin
397/14	Uggasena, the Son of a Rich Man
398/15	The Two Brahmins
399/16	The Abusive Brahmin Brothers
400/17	Thera Sariputta
401/18	Theri Upplavanna
402/19	A Certain Brahmin
403/20	Theri Khema
404/21	A Thera Tissa
405/22	A Certain Bhikkhu
406/23	Four Samaneras
407/24	Thera Mahapanthaka
408/25	Thera Pilindavaccha
409/26	Certain Thera
410/27	Thera Sariputta
411/28	Thera Maha Moggallana
412/29	Samanera Revata
413/30	Thera Candabha
414/31	Thera Sivali
415/32	Thera Sundarasamudda
416/33	Thera Jatila
416/34	Thera Jotika
417/35	Thera Nataputtaka
418/36	Thera Nataputtaka
419/420/37	Thera Vangisa
421/38	Thera Dhammadinna
422/39	Angulimala
423/40	Devahita The Brahmin