Do no harm. Do good. Clear your mind.

What it means

This verse is the teaching of all the buddhas in three moves. Avoid what hurts, do what helps, purify your own mind. Simple to say, a lifetime to live.

The source

"Do no harm. Do good. Clear your mind." The Buddha said it in Dhammapada 183. Translated from the original Pali by Spartan Surfers.

"Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṁ, kusalassa upasampadā; Sacittapariyodapanaṁ, etaṁ buddhāna sāsanaṁ."

Original Pali, Dhammapada 183. Text read at suttacentral.net.

Who said it

The Buddha (c. 5th century BC). Siddhattha Gotama, the teacher from northern India whose path of insight and practice became Buddhism. His sayings survive in the Pali Canon, including the Dhammapada.

Questions

What does "Do no harm. Do good. Clear your mind." mean?

This verse is the teaching of all the buddhas in three moves. Avoid what hurts, do what helps, purify your own mind. Simple to say, a lifetime to live.

Who said "Do no harm. Do good. Clear your mind."?

The Buddha (c. 5th century BC). Source: Dhammapada 183.

What is the original Pali?

Sabbapāpassa akaraṇaṁ, kusalassa upasampadā; Sacittapariyodapanaṁ, etaṁ buddhāna sāsanaṁ. Translated from the original Pali by Spartan Surfers.

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