The Dhammapada, the Pali version of one of the most popular texts of the Buddhist canon, ranks among the classics of the world’s great religious literature.
Like all religious texts in Pali, the Dhammapada belongs to the Therev?a school of the Buddhist tradition, adherents of which are now found primarily in Kampuchea, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Dhammapada, or “sayings of the dhamma,” is taken to be a collection of the utterances of the Buddha himself. Taken together, the verses form a key body of teaching within Buddhism, a guiding voice along the struggle-laden path towards true enlightenment, or Nirvana. However, the appeal of these epithets of wisdom extends beyond its religious heritage to a general and universal spirituality.
This edition provides an introduction and notes which examine the impact that the text has had within the Buddhist heritage through the centuries.
Author: John Ross Carter
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/15/2008
Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.19lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.17w x 0.22d
ISBN: 9780199555130
Language: English







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