Dhammapada on self
Dhammapada appears in this archive through verified English quotations that touch self. To ask about the self is to ask what persists through experience, what can be known from the first-person point of view, and how character is formed. Some traditions treat the self as a substantial soul; others as a stream of experience, a social role, or a practical center of agency. Read the passages as entry points, then return to the full thinker and theme pages for wider context.
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Start with the shortest passage, then compare tone across sources. Return to the Dhammapada thinker page for biography and to the self theme for other voices on the same question.
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What did Dhammapada say about self?
The quotations below are the archive’s curated answer: English renderings selected for clarity and attribution, not a complete corpus.
Where else should I read after dhammapada on self?
Related themes: Philosophy , Knowledge , Freedom , Life , Wisdom , Nature .