The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781681722733)

An anthology of 423 verses spoken by the Buddha, the Dhammapada serves as the perfect compendium of his teachings for study, reflection, and contemplation. This popular edition from the Buddhist Publication Society transmits the spirit and content as well as the style of the original, skillfully combining clarity and vigor of expression with careful fidelity to the meaning.The inclusion of the Pali text gives students of Pali immediate access to the original. A long introduction by Bhikkhu Bodhi describes the structure of the Dhammapada and shows how the work embodies the essential teachings of the Buddha."Wherever The Dhammapada] has become known its moral earnestness, realistic understanding of human life, aphoristic wisdom, and stirring message of a way to freedom from suffering has won for it the devotion and veneration of those responsive to the good and the true." from the Introduction

Author: Acharya Buddharakkhita
ISBN-10: 1681722739
ISBN-13: 9781681722733
Publisher: BPS Pariyatti Editions
Language: English
Published: 09/23/2019
Pages: 158
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d