The Dhammapada
A lucid translation of the seminal work of Buddhism. One of the oldest and most revered texts in Buddhism, The Dhammapada was compiled in the third century BC, and is newly translated here. It forms part of the oldest surviving body of Buddhist writings, the canonical texts, regarded as part of...
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A lucid translation of the seminal work of Buddhism. One of the oldest and most revered texts in Buddhism, The Dhammapada was compiled in the third century BC, and is newly translated here. It forms part of the oldest surviving body of Buddhist writings, the canonical texts, regarded as part of the authentic teachings of the Buddha himself-spoken by him and memorized and compiled for oral transmission shortly after his death. The verses in The Dhammapada encompass the struggle toward Nirvana-the supreme goal for the Buddhist-and point out the narrow Path of Perfection that leads to it.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140449419 (0140449418)
Publish date: November 30th 2010
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Reference,
Cultural,
Religion,
Philosophy,
India,
Poetry,
Spirituality,
Buddhism,
Eastern Philosophy
Buddhism interests me and if you're interested in Buddhism as well, this is a must read. It gives a fairly clear idea of the basics of Buddhism. A short read consisting of a bunch of verses. A handful of the verses are really good but the majority I found to be plagued by the same flaw that many rel...
I read this for an Asian history class in college. I remember liking it and finding it profound, but nearly two decades later can't for the life of me remember what it said.
I didn't find this collection particularly inspiring. The phrasing is repetitive and the sayings don't have much character beyond generic sounding religious aphorisms. Perhaps it's the fault of the translation, perhaps there are just more inspiring ways to study Buddhism.
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