Dhammapada verse 96
Chapter 7, The Perfected Ones (Arahantavagga) · verses 90–99
“Their mind is peaceful, peaceful are their speech and deeds. Such a one is at peace, rightly freed through enlightenment.”
Santaṁ tassa manaṁ hoti, santā vācā ca kamma ca; Sammadaññāvimuttassa, upasantassa tādino.
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What does Dhammapada verse 96 mean?
Verse 96 belongs to chapter 7, The Perfected Ones (Arahantavagga), which gathers verses 90–99 on the perfected ones. It is filed under mind & intention, speech. Read it with the verses around it: the Dhammapada arranges chapters as short runs, not as isolated lines, so verse 95 and verse 97 are part of the same passage.
Ten verses on the perfected ones — those whose defilements are ended, who are unattached, whose minds are peaceful. It is the shortest chapter and the most compressed: most of its verses consist of a single portrait rather than an argument, and it ends on the figure of one who has crossed over and is free of sorrow.
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