Dhammapada The Sayings of the Buddha

by Dass, Ram; Byrom, Thomas

• ISBN13: 9780877739661
• ISBN10: 0877739668
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1993-11-09
• Publisher: Shambhala

Summary

TheDhammapadais one of the most popular and accessible books in all of Buddhist literature. In it are the words of the Buddha, teaching that all suffering stems from desire and that the way to attain freedom is to purify the heart and follow the way of truth. Thomas Byrom's verse rendering of theDhammapadauniquely captures the Buddha's original teachings with simplicity and lyricism.

Author Biography

Thomas Byrom, Ph.D., was educated at Oxford and Harvard universities and taught literature at St. Catherine's College and Exeter College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
A Historical Note	p. 17
Choices	p. 21
Wakefulness	p. 26
Mind	p. 30
Flowers	p. 33
The Fool	p. 37
The Wise Man	p. 41
The Master	p. 45
The Thousands	p. 49
Mischief	p. 52
Violence	p. 55
Old Age	p. 60
Yourself	p. 63
The World	p. 66
The Man Who is Awake	p. 69
Joy	p. 74
Pleasure	p. 77
Anger	p. 79
Impurity	p. 83
The Just	p. 89
The Way	p. 93
Out of the Forest	p. 98
The Dark	p. 102
The Elephant	p. 105
Desire	p. 109
The Seeker	p. 116
The True Master	p. 123
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