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The Dammapada: A Collection of Verses; Being One of the Canonical Books of the Buddhists
The Dhammapada is one of the most extensively read and well-known Buddhist texts. It contains a compilation of Buddha's sayings in poetic form. The original form of the Dhammapada may be found in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a part of Theravada Buddhism's Pali Canon.
Each saying recorded in the collection was made on a distinct occasion in response to a particular situation that had occurred in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community, according to Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa.
This edition brings the classic 1898 translation of the reputed orientalist F. Max Muller, one of the greatest specialists in Indology in the history of the West.
Each saying recorded in the collection was made on a distinct occasion in response to a particular situation that had occurred in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community, according to Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa.
This edition brings the classic 1898 translation of the reputed orientalist F. Max Muller, one of the greatest specialists in Indology in the history of the West.
- GenresBuddhism
79 pages, Hardcover
Published January 21, 2022
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199 books1,142 followersGautama Buddha (Sanskrit: गौतम बुद्ध) born as Prince Siddhārtha (Sanskrit: सिद्धार्थ) was a spiritual teacher from the Indian subcontinent, on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.
The time of Gautama's birth and death is uncertain: most historians in the early 20th century dated his lifetime as circa 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more recent opinion dates his death to between 486 and 483 BCE or, according to some, between 411 and 400 BCE. However, at a specialist symposium on this question held in 1988 in Göttingen, the majority of those scholars who presented definite opinions gave dates within 20 years either side of 400 BCE for the Buddha's death, with others supporting earlier or later dates. These alternative chronologies, however, have not yet been accepted by all other historians.
See also Siddhartha Gautama.
Gautama is the primary figure in Buddhism, and accounts of his life, discourses, and monastic rules are believed by Buddhists to have been summarized after his death and memorized by his followers. Various collections of teachings attributed to him were passed down by oral tradition, and first committed to writing about 400 years later.
The time of Gautama's birth and death is uncertain: most historians in the early 20th century dated his lifetime as circa 563 BCE to 483 BCE, but more recent opinion dates his death to between 486 and 483 BCE or, according to some, between 411 and 400 BCE. However, at a specialist symposium on this question held in 1988 in Göttingen, the majority of those scholars who presented definite opinions gave dates within 20 years either side of 400 BCE for the Buddha's death, with others supporting earlier or later dates. These alternative chronologies, however, have not yet been accepted by all other historians.
See also Siddhartha Gautama.
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May 8, 2023
What can I say about the Buddha that hasn’t already been said? I love to think about how incredibly wise people moved through the world in the ancient past. The enlightened one had a lot of very real things to say about living in a human mind. Reading his works has been hugely insightful and interesting.
March 7, 2025
Like the humility, the focus on self-control, and the brevity. Much more relatable as a Christian westerner, in my opinion, than hindu or Confucian works from around the same time that I've read. Ultimately it doesn't make sense though, why honor the Buddha, or do any of this stuff really, if we are being re-incarnated eternally and our reward for many lifetimes of Buddhism is to cease to exist. Especially since "following the 8-fold path" seems to be a bunch of contradictory works-based arguments for how to earn your way into nirvana.
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