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The Dhammapada: Sayings of the Buddha
Written by F. Max Müller
Narrated by Robin Homer
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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. Each saying 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. It is a good introductory primer on Buddhist thought
The sayings are split into 26 chapters as follows:
The Twin-Verses
On Earnestness
Thought
Flowers
The Fool
The Wise Man
The Venerable
The Thousands
Evil
Punishment
Old Age
Self
The World
The Buddha — The Awakened
Happiness
Pleasure
Anger
Impurity
The Just
The Way
Miscellaneous
The Downward Course
The Elephant
Thirst
The Mendicant
The Br?hmana
The sayings are split into 26 chapters as follows:
The Twin-Verses
On Earnestness
Thought
Flowers
The Fool
The Wise Man
The Venerable
The Thousands
Evil
Punishment
Old Age
Self
The World
The Buddha — The Awakened
Happiness
Pleasure
Anger
Impurity
The Just
The Way
Miscellaneous
The Downward Course
The Elephant
Thirst
The Mendicant
The Br?hmana
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It’s better for the translator to steer clear of Christian terminologies like anchorite, friar, church; and use Dhamma for the Buddha’s Teaching instead of ‘law’.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Doest thou wish to be imparted to of the Teachings of the Buddha? I did - but I would have preferred if it was In normal English- it makes it hard to understand and is unnecessary- would thy concur?
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