The Dhammapada Buddhist Philosophy

Author : G. Buddha
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1965-01-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780811221429

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The Dhammapada: Buddhist philosophy by G. Buddha Pdf

The 423 verses in the collection known as The Dhammapada (pada: "the way"; dhamma: "the teaching"; hence, "The Path of Truth") are attributed to the Buddha himself and form the essence of the ethics of Buddhist philosophy. There are a number of English translations of The Dhammapada, but this version by Irving Babbitt, for many years professor at Harvard and founder, with Paul Elmer More, of the movement known as "New Humanism," concentrates on the profound poetic quality of the verses and conveys, perhaps more than any other, much of the vitality of the original Pali text. Babbitt devoted many years to this translation––it was a labor of love. Together with his essay on "Buddha and the Occident," which is also included in this edition, The Dhammapada was one of the basic components of his view of world history, a view which has influenced leaders of thought as diverse as Newton Arvin, Walter Lippmann, David Riesman and T. S. Eliot. Eliot, indeed, once wrote that "to have been a student of Babbitt's is to remain always in that position."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0811200043

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The Dhammapada by Anonim Pdf

The 423 verses in the collection known as The Dhammapada (pada: "the way"; dhamma: "the teaching"; hence, "The Path of Truth") are attributed to the Buddha himself and form the essence of the ethics of Buddhist philosophy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : NLI:3189183-10

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The Dhammapada by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gautama Buddha
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:8596547021650

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The Dhammapada: A Collection of Verses by Gautama Buddha Pdf

The Dhammapada is a compilation of maxims originating from the Buddha and one of the most popular Buddhist scriptures, still read today. According to tradition, the Dhammapada's verses were spoken by the Buddha on various occasions. The Dhammapada makes the Buddhist way of life available to anyone by distilling the complex rhetorical style and magnitude of Buddha's teachings into concise, crystalline verses.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664637512

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The Buddha's Path of Virtue: A Translation of the Dhammapada by Anonymous Pdf

'The Dhammapada' is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. According to tradition, the Dhammapada's verses were spoken by the Buddha on various occasions.

Author : Acharya Buddharakkhita
Publisher : Buddhist Publication Society
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789552401312

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The Dhammapada by Acharya Buddharakkhita Pdf

The most beloved Buddhist classic of all time, the Dhammapada is an anthology of over 400 verses on the ethics, meditation, and wisdom of Buddhism. This translation by a long-term student of the work transmits the spirit and content as well as the style of the original. Includes the original Pali text. With introduction by Bhikkhu Bodhi.

Author : Eknath Easwaran
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781458778383

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The Dhammapada (Large Print 16pt) by Eknath Easwaran Pdf

The Dhammapada: one of three new editions of the books in Eknath Easwaran's Classics of Indian Spirituality series ''As irrigators guide water to their fields, as archers aim arrows, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their lives.'' - Dhammapada (145).... Dhammapada means ''the path of dharma,'' the path of truth, harmony, and righteousness. Capturing the living words of the Buddha, this much-loved scripture consists of verses organized by theme: thought, joy, anger, pleasure, and others. The Dhammapada is permeated with the power and practicality of one of the world's most appealing spiritual teachers. Rejecting superstition on the one hand and philosophical speculation on the other, the Buddha taught the path to the end of suffering and showed how we can achieve lasting joy. He spells out our choices with a refreshing realism and frankness. And he insists that we be spiritually self-reliant: ''All the effort must be made by you. Buddhas only point the way.'' Easwaran believed that we need nothing more than the Dhammapada to follow the way of the Buddha. His main qualification for interpreting the Dhammapada, he said, was that he knew from his own experience that these verses can transform our lives.

Author : Friedrich Max Müller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Buddhism
ISBN : UVA:X030143077

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The Dhammapada by Friedrich Max Müller Pdf

Author : F. Max Muller
Publisher : Broken Column Press
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1944616012

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The Dhammapada by F. Max Muller Pdf

The Dhammapada is one of the great books of the Buddha's teachings. The 423 passages are taken from the various teachings or suttas and represent the core teachings and principles of the Buddha. The collection was assembled probably in the third to fifth centuries CE and contains a number of verses that are organized by category. The passages are taken from longer works - various Buddhist parables - and represent the very core of a specific lesson. This is an excellent starting point for anyone interested in exploring Buddhism and learning more about the practice, but it also enumerates enough great lessons to keep the practiced adherent engaged. The small lessons are derived from the original collection of teachings the Buddha delivered. In this way, The Dhammapada serves as a handy compendium of the Buddha's teachings, all the good stuff in one package.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : EAN:8596547404606

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Dhammapada by Anonymous Pdf

Dhammapada is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. Each saying recorded in the collection was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community. The book presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the Buddha. The title, "Dhammapada," is a compound term composed of dhamma and pada, each word having a number of denotations and connotations. Generally, dhamma can refer to the Buddha's "doctrine" or an "eternal truth" or "righteousness" or all "phenomena"; and, at its root, pada means "foot" and thus by extension, especially in this context, means either "path" or "verse"

Author : Buddha
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307950710

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The Dhammapada by Buddha Pdf

Trembling and quivering is the mind, Difficult to guard and hard to restrain. The person of wisdom sets it straight, As a fletcher does an arrow. The Dhammapada introduced the actual utterances of the Buddha nearly twenty-five hundred years ago, when the master teacher emerged from his long silence to illuminate for his followers the substance of humankind’s deepest and most abiding concerns. The nature of the self, the value of relationships, the importance of moment-to-moment awareness, the destructiveness of anger, the suffering that attends attachment, the ambiguity of the earth’s beauty, the inevitability of aging, the certainty of death–these dilemmas preoccupy us today as they did centuries ago. No other spiritual texts speak about them more clearly and profoundly than does the Dhammapada. In this elegant new translation, Sanskrit scholar Glenn Wallis has exclusively referred to and quoted from the canonical suttas–the presumed earliest discourses of the Buddha–to bring us the heartwood of Buddhism, words as compelling today as when the Buddha first spoke them. On violence: All tremble before violence./ All fear death./ Having done the same yourself,/ you should neither harm nor kill. On ignorance: An uninstructed person/ ages like an ox,/ his bulk increases,/ his insight does not. On skillfulness: A person is not skilled/ just because he talks a lot./ Peaceful, friendly, secure–/ that one is called “skilled.” In 423 verses gathered by subject into chapters, the editor offers us a distillation of core Buddhist teachings that constitutes a prescription for enlightened living, even in the twenty-first century. He also includes a brilliantly informative guide to the verses–a chapter-by-chapter explication that greatly enhances our understanding of them. The text, at every turn, points to practical applications that lead to freedom from fear and suffering, toward the human state of spiritual virtuosity known as awakening. Glenn Wallis’s translation is an inspired successor to earlier versions of the suttas. Even those readers who are well acquainted with the Dhammapada will be enriched by this fresh encounter with a classic text.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Parallax Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-20
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1935209701

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The Dhammapada by Anonim Pdf

The Dhammapada is often considered the most representative example of the Buddha's teachings. A key to the fundamentals of early Buddhist philosophy, it has been translated into more languages than any other Buddhist text.

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1420954245

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The Dhammapada (Translated by Albert J. Edmunds) by Anonymous Pdf

Passed along for centuries through oral tradition by the followers of Buddhism, "The Dhammapada" is a collection of sayings by Buddha which concisely presents the religion's core philosophies. Widely recognized as one of the most accessible works of all the Buddhist scriptures, the verses of the work describe events in the life of Buddha through which the wisdom of Buddha's beliefs are revealed. Unlike the proscriptive nature of the scriptures of other religions those of the Buddhist religion are not overly dogmatic but rather are intended to evoke thought and inspire debate around the principal struggles that humanity faces. This philosophical approach arises from the core belief in Buddhism that the perceived reality of all things is ultimately transitory in nature. What is the source of happiness in life? How can spiritual peace be obtained? The Buddhist religion seeks to set its followers on a path towards discovery of the answers to these fundamental questions. One of the most widely known and famous texts in Eastern culture, "The Dhammapada" is a staple of Buddhist scripture which will be a thought-provoking read for anyone wishing to challenge and expand their own system of beliefs. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translation of Albert J. Edmunds.

Author : F. Max Müller
Publisher : Fv Editions
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9791029909290

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The Dhammapada by F. Max Müller Pdf

The Dhammapada, translated by F. Max Müller, is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures.

Author : Thomas F. Cleary
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X002604630

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The Dhammapada by Thomas F. Cleary Pdf

Of all the Buddhist writings, the Dhammapada--known for its accessibility--is perhaps the best primer of teachings on the dhamma, or moral path of life. Cleary provides an enlightening introduction that puts the work into historical, cultural, and religious perspective, offering helpful and insightful commentary in each section. Two-color design throughout.