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14. The Buddha Chapter 179. Whose victory is not undone, whose victory no one in the world can overcome; That Buddha of infinite range, by what path will you lead the trackless one? 180. Whose entangling, clinging craving, is nowhere to be led; That Buddha of infinite range, by what path will you lead the trackless one? 181. The wise ones devoted to meditation, delighting in the peace of renunciation; Even the gods envy them, the fully enlightened and mindful ones. 182. Hard is the gaining of human birth, hard is the life of mortals; Hard is the hearing of the True Dhamma, hard is the arising of Buddhas. 183. Not doing any evil, the undertaking of skillfulness; The purification of one's own mind, this is the teaching of the Buddhas. 184. Patience, endurance, is the highest austerity, Nibbāna is declared the highest by the Buddhas; For one gone forth does not harm others, nor is he a recluse who torments others. 185. Not reviling, not harming, restraint according to the Pātimokkha; Moderation in food, and a secluded dwelling place; Devotion to higher thought, this is the teaching of the Buddhas. 186. Not by a rain of gold coins, is satisfaction found in sensual pleasures; Sensual pleasures are of little delight and full of suffering, thus understanding, the wise one. 187. Even in divine sensual pleasures, he finds no delight; He delights in the destruction of craving, a disciple of the Perfectly Enlightened One. 188. Many indeed go for refuge, to mountains and to forests; To parks, trees, and shrines, people, tormented by fear. 189. This is not a safe refuge, this is not the supreme refuge; Not by resorting to this refuge, is one released from all suffering. 190. But whoever goes for refuge, to the Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Saṅgha; He sees with right wisdom, the four Noble Truths. 191. Suffering, the origin of suffering, the overcoming of suffering; And the Noble the eightfold path, leading to the cessation of suffering. 192. This indeed is a safe refuge, this is the supreme refuge; Having come to this refuge, one is freed from all suffering. 193. Rare is a noble person, he is not born everywhere; Where that wise one is born, that family prospers happily. 194. Happy is the arising of Buddhas, happy is the teaching of the True Dhamma; Happy is the unity of the Sangha, happy is the ascetic practice of the united. 195. To one who honors those worthy of honor, Buddhas or their disciples; Who have overcome proliferation, and crossed beyond sorrow and lamentation. 196. To one who honors such ones, who are extinguished and fearless from all sides; It is not possible to calculate the merit, by anyone, as being so much. The Fourteenth Chapter on the Buddha is finished.