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The Dhammapada / translated and edited with an introduction by Valerie J. Roebuck.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Pali Series: Publication details: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2010.Description: lxxiii, 246 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780140449419
  • 0140449418
Uniform titles:
  • Tipi�taka. Suttapi�taka. Khuddakanik�aya. Dhammapada. English.
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BQ1372.E5 R64 2010
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- Pronunciation Guide -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- Note on the Text -- The Dhammapada -- 1. Twins -- 2. Awareness -- 3. The Mind -- 4. Flowers -- 5. Fools -- 6. The Wise Man -- 7. The Arahat -- 8. Thousands -- 9. Evil -- 10. The Rod -- 11. Old Age -- 12. Self -- 13. The World -- 14. The Buddha -- 15. Happiness -- 16. The Dear -- 17. Anger -- 18. Rust -- 19. The Just -- 20. The Path -- 21. Miscellaneous -- 22. Hells -- 23. The Elephant -- 24. Craving -- 25. The Monk -- 26. The Brahmin -- Appendix I. Extract from the Gandhari Dharmapada -- Appendix II. Extract from the Patna Dharmapada -- Appendix III. Extract from the Mahavastu -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index of Names in Stories -- General Index.
Summary: This collection of sayings of the Buddha was probably first gathered together 100 years after his death, and written down in the first century BC. This concise translation reveals the practical simplicity of the Buddha's teachings.
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Translated from the Pali language.

Includes bibliographical references (pages lxvi-lxxiii) and indexes.

This collection of sayings of the Buddha was probably first gathered together 100 years after his death, and written down in the first century BC. This concise translation reveals the practical simplicity of the Buddha's teachings.

Acknowledgements -- Pronunciation Guide -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Bibliography -- Note on the Text -- The Dhammapada -- 1. Twins -- 2. Awareness -- 3. The Mind -- 4. Flowers -- 5. Fools -- 6. The Wise Man -- 7. The Arahat -- 8. Thousands -- 9. Evil -- 10. The Rod -- 11. Old Age -- 12. Self -- 13. The World -- 14. The Buddha -- 15. Happiness -- 16. The Dear -- 17. Anger -- 18. Rust -- 19. The Just -- 20. The Path -- 21. Miscellaneous -- 22. Hells -- 23. The Elephant -- 24. Craving -- 25. The Monk -- 26. The Brahmin -- Appendix I. Extract from the Gandhari Dharmapada -- Appendix II. Extract from the Patna Dharmapada -- Appendix III. Extract from the Mahavastu -- Glossary -- Notes -- Index of Names in Stories -- General Index.

Translated into English.

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