The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha (Oxford World's Classics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192836137 ISBN 13: 9780192836137

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2000

Synopsis

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 Therevāda 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.

About this title

About the Author:

John Carter is at Colgate University, New York. Mahinda Palihawadana is at Sri Jayawardhanapura.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0192836137
• ISBN 13: 9780192836137
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112