Dhammapada verse 179
Chapter 14, The Buddhas (Buddhavagga) · verses 179–196
“He whose victory may not be undone, a victory unrivaled in all the world; by what track would you trace that Buddha, who leaves no track in his infinite range?”
Yassa jitaṁ nāvajīyati, Jitaṁ yassa noyāti koci loke; Taṁ buddhamanantagocaraṁ, Apadaṁ kena padena nessatha.
English by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, via SuttaCentral)
What does Dhammapada verse 179 mean?
Verse 179 belongs to chapter 14, The Buddhas (Buddhavagga), which gathers verses 179–196 on the Buddhas and the awakened. It is filed under the buddha & teachers. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 178 and verse 180 are part of the same passage.
Eighteen verses on the Buddhas, the awakened, and what makes a teacher worth following. It is the chapter that gives the famous line about not doing evil, doing good and purifying the mind, and it treats the awakened person as the one case in which a teacher is beyond reproach.
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