The Dhammapada · Reading 191 of 414

Chapter XIV, The Buddha (The Awakened)

Verses 195, 196

He who pays homage to those who deserve homage, whether the awakened (Buddha) or their disciples, those who have overcome the host (of evils), and crossed the flood of sorrow, he who pays homage to such as have found deliverance and know no fear, his merit can never be measured by anybody.