Ch. 26: Teacher

Teaching is not a title—it’s a path of lived wisdom, earned through practice and compassion. In this final chapter of the Dhammapada , we explore the reimagining of the term Brahmin —traditionally reserved for the priestly caste—as a spiritual teacher whose authority is earned not by birth, but by awakening. In this radical teaching, Gautama Buddha dismantles caste hierarchies and calls for a…