Dhammapada verse 365
Chapter 25, Mendicants (Bhikkhuvagga) · verses 360–382
“A well-off mendicant ought not look down on others, nor should they be envious. A mendicant who envies others does not achieve immersion.”
Salābhaṁ nātimaññeyya, nāññesaṁ pihayaṁ care; Aññesaṁ pihayaṁ bhikkhu, samādhiṁ nādhigacchati.
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What does Dhammapada verse 365 mean?
Verse 365 belongs to chapter 25, Mendicants (Bhikkhuvagga), which gathers verses 360–382 on the mendicant’s day. It is filed under no theme. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 364 and verse 366 are part of the same passage.
Twenty-three verses on the mendicant, meaning the monastic practitioner, and much of it is practical: restraint in the body, in speech and at the bowl, and contentment with what is giving. The chapter has less doctrine than chapter 24 and more description of how a day of practice is arranged.