The Dhammapada
Title | The Dhammapada PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001-08-09 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0938077872 |
For 2,500 years, The Dhammapada has been an essential Buddhist classic. Translated by Ananda Maitreya, the 100-year-old elder of Sri Lankan Buddhism.
The Dhammapada
Title | The Dhammapada PDF eBook |
Author | Buddha |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 105 |
Release | 2011-12-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0307950719 |
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.
The Dhammapada
Title | The Dhammapada PDF eBook |
Author | Pitaka Pitaka |
Publisher | |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Way of the Buddha
Title | The Way of the Buddha PDF eBook |
Author | Rubin Museum of Art, The |
Publisher | Harry N. Abrams |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008-09-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780810972957 |
Consists more than 400 sayings from Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. This title presents the text of F Max Muller's 1881 translation alongside illustrations from the collections of the Rubin Museum of Art. It portrays the Buddha as well as other sages in paintings, sculptures and textiles.
Essence of the Dhammapada
Title | Essence of the Dhammapada PDF eBook |
Author | Eknath Easwaran |
Publisher | Nilgiri Press |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1586380974 |
In this companion to his best-selling translation of The Dhammapada, Eknath Easwaran explains how The Dhammapada is a perfect map for the spiritual journey. Said to be the text closest to the Buddha’s actual words, The Dhammapada is a collection of short teachings that his disciples memorized during his lifetime. Easwaran presents The Dhammapada as a guide to spiritual perseverance, progress, and ultimately enlightenment — a heroic confrontation with life as it really is, with straight answers to our deepest questions. We witness the heartbreak of death, for instance — what does that mean for us? What is love? How does karma work? How do we follow the spiritual life in the midst of work and family? Does nirvana really exist, and if so, what is it like to be illumined? In his interpretation of Buddhist themes, illustrated with stories from the Buddha’s life, Easwaran offers a view of the concept of Right Understanding that is both exhilarating and instructive. He shares his experiences on the spiritual path, giving the advice that only an experienced teacher and practitioner can offer, and urges us to answer for ourselves the Buddha’s call to nirvana — that mysterious, enduring state of wisdom, joy, and peace.
Chos Kyi Tshigs Su Bcad Pa
Title | Chos Kyi Tshigs Su Bcad Pa PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Dharma Publishing |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN |
Four hundred verses on twenty-six topics offer an inspiring compendium of First Turning teachings shared by all schools of Buddhism. The nature of mind, self, desire, and ignorance, as well as the beauty of the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha are succinctly expressed in memorable verses that have been quoted by Buddhist masters for centuries. Tibetan text on facing pages, word list, and glossary.
The Dhammapada (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)
Title | The Dhammapada (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) PDF eBook |
Author | Buddha |
Publisher | Royal Classics |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 2021-01-24 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781774761274 |
The Dhammapada is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form. Each saying 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.