Dhammapada, a Collection of Verses; Being One of the Canonical Books of the Buddhists
F. Max Muller (trans.)
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Description
Early Buddhist teaching survives in the Dhammapada, a set of 423 short verses drawn from the Pali canon. F. Max Muller, founder of the Sacred Books of the East series, translated them for English readers. His version carries the weight of the scholar who first brought Eastern scriptures to the West in bulk.
Verse by verse, the Buddha teaches that the mind leads all things, that careless living brings pain, and that watchfulness brings peace. Anger, craving, and folly are named as chains, while kindness and self-control set a person free. Brief as they are, the verses state the heart of Buddhist practice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | F. Max Muller (trans.) |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 65 KB |
| LICENSE | Project Gutenberg License |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |