— The Dhammapada, verse 322 (tr. F. Max Müller, 1881)
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This is verse 322 of the Dhammapada, from the chapter called The Elephant — the elephant similes: enduring abuse silently, taming oneself as the best of victories.
The Dhammapada is a collection of 423 verses in Pali, among the oldest and most widely read records of the Buddha’s teaching. This English translation is by F. Max Müller (1881), the pioneering Oxford scholar of Indian texts; the verse number is cited with this quote.
