Dhammapada verse 367
Chapter 25, Mendicants (Bhikkhuvagga) · verses 360–382
“One who has no sense of ownership in the whole realm of name and form, who does not grieve for that which is not, is said to be a mendicant.”
Sabbaso nāmarūpasmiṁ, yassa natthi mamāyitaṁ; Asatā ca na socati, sa ve “bhikkhū”ti vuccati.
English by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, via SuttaCentral)
What does Dhammapada verse 367 mean?
Verse 367 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 366 and verse 368 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.