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. The Buddhist are pacifists and spiritual people who bring to the world a gentle, soul soothing wisdoms that have withstood the test of time. Learn a calmer and more peaceful way of living thru The Dhammapada. The Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa explains that 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. His commentary, the Dhammapada Atthakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the Buddha. Dhammapada, F.Max Muller (translator), Dodo Press, Paperback, 49 Pages, $12.00
Friedrich Max Muller (German,6 December 1823 � 28 October 1900) was a British philologist and Orientalist of German origin. He was one of the founders of the Western academic disciplines of Indology and religious studies. Muller wrote both scholarly and popular works on the subject of Indology. He directed the preparation of the Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume set of English translations.
Muller became a professor at Oxford University, first of modern languages, then of comparative philology in a position founded for him, and which he held for the rest of his life. Early in his career he held strong views on India, believing that it needed to be transformed by Christianity. Later, his view became more nuanced, championing ancient Sanskrit literature and India more generally. He became involved in several controversies during his career: he was accused of being anti-Christian; he disagreed with Darwinian evolution, favouring theistic evolution; he raised interest in Aryan culture, deeply disliking the resulting racism; and he promoted the idea of a "Turanian" family of languages.
Among his honours and distinctions, he was made an associ� �tranger of the French Acad�mie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres; he was awarded the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art; and he was made a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom.
The Dhammapada Introduction The Dhammapada
1. Contrary Ways 2. Watchfulness 3. The Mind 4. The Flowers of Life 5. The Fool 6. The Wise Man 7. Infinite Freedom 8. Better than a Thousand 9. Good and Evil 10. Life 11. Beyond Life 12. Self-Possession 13. Arise! Watch 14. The Buddha 15. Joy 16. Transient Pleasures 17. Forsake Anger 18. Hasten and Strive 19. Righteousness 20. The Path 21. Wakefulness 22. In Darkness 23. Endurance 24. Cravings 25. The Monk 26. The Brahmin
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