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Khuddaka Nikaya

The Dhammapada Stories

Translated by Daw Mya Tin, M.A.,
Burma Pitaka Association (1986)

Source: https://www.nibbana.com


CONTENTS

Chapter I
The Pairs (Yamakavagga)

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

Chapter II
Mindfulness (Appamdavagga)

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

Chapter III
The Mind (Cittavagga)

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

Chapter IV
Flowers (Pupphavagga)

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

Chapter V
The Fool (Bilavagga)

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

Chapter VI
The Wise (Panditavagga)

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

Chapter VII
The Arahat (Arahantavagga)

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

Chapter VIII
The Thousand (Sahassavagga)

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

Chapter IX
Evil (Papavagga)

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

Chapter X
Punishment (Dandavagga)

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

Chapter XI
Ageing (Jaravagga)

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

Chapter XII
Self (Attavagga)

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

Chapter XIII
The World (Lokavagga)

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

Chapter XIV
The Budha (Buddhavagga)

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

Chapter XV
Happiness (Sukhavagga)

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

Chapter XVI
Affection (Piyavagga)

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

Chapter XVII
Anger (Kodhavagga)

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

Chapter XVIII
Impurities (Malavagga)

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

Chapter XIX
The Just or the Righteous (Dhammatthavagga)

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

Chapter XX
The Path
(Maggavagga)

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

Chapter XXI
Miscellaneous
(Pakinnakavagga)

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

Chapter XXII
The Chapter on Niraya
(Nirayavagga)

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

Chapter XXIII
The Elephant
(Nagavagga)

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

Chapter XXIV
Craving
(Tanhavagga)

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

Chapter XXV
The Bhikkhu (Bhkkhuvagga)

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

Chapter XXVI
The Brahmana (Brhmanavagga)

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

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