Verse 411

Dhammapada Verse 411

The Story of Thera Maha Moggallana

On one occasion, the bhikkhus told the Buddha about Thera Maha Moggallana the same thing they had said of Thera Sariputta that he still had attachment to worldly things. To them the Buddha said that Thera Maha Moggallana had discarded all craving.

Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:

Yassalaya na vijjanti
annaya akathamkathi
amatogadha' manuppattam
tamaham brumi brahmanam.

Verse 411: Him I called a brahmana, who has no craving, who through knowledge of the Four Noble Truths is free from doubt, and has realized Nibbana the Deathless.