Dhammapada · Chapter 17
Anger
14 verses · Conquer anger by non-anger, evil by good, the miser by giving, the liar by truth. The one who restrains arisen anger as the charioteer reins a runaway chariot — that one I call a true driver.
Chapter 17
कोधवग्गो
Kodhavagga
17.1
One should abandon anger, give up conceit, transcend all fetters
17.2
One who restrains arisen anger like a swerving chariot — that one I call the true…
17.3
Conquer anger by non-anger
17.4
Speak the truth, do not be angry, give even when asked little
17.5
The non-harming sages, ever restrained in body — they reach the Unmoving state, where…
17.6
For the ever-wakeful, training day and night, intent on nibbana — the taints come to…
17.7
This is ancient, O Atula, not new for today: they blame the silent one, they blame the…
17.8
Never has there been, nor will there ever be, nor does there now exist — a person wholly…
17.9
But the one whom the wise praise, having examined day after day — one of flawless…
17.10
Like a piece of refined gold from the Jambu river — who could be fit to blame him
17.11
Guard against bodily anger, be restrained in body
17.12
Guard against angry speech, be restrained in speech
17.13
Guard against mental anger, be restrained in mind
17.14
The wise are restrained in body, restrained in speech, restrained in mind — they indeed…