English translation of
Holy Dhammapada
by
Acharya Buddharakkhita
, taken from http://www.cstone.net/~maxwell/Dhmpada.htm
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Introduction:
The Dhammapada (Pali, translated: The path of Dharma. Also Prakrit/Sanskrit Dharmapada) is a Buddhist religious scripture, containing 423 verses in 26 categories. According to tradition, these are the answers to questions posed to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, most of them deal with ethics.
Part of the Tipitaka, the Dhammapada is considered to be one of the most important pieces of Theravada literature.
Intro taken from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhammapada
Contents
- The Pairs
- Heedfulness
- The Mind
- Flowers
- The Fool
- The Wise Person
- The Arahat
- The Thousands
- Evil
- Violence
- Old Age
- The Self
- The World
- The Buddha
- Happiness
- Affection
- Anger
- Impurity
- The Just
- The Path
- Miscellaneous
- The State of Woe
- The Elephant
- Craving
- The Monk
- The Holy Person
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