The Dhammapada
(The Path of Perfection)
Author: Juan Mascaro and Thomas Wyatt Series: Penguin Classics
A collection of aphoroisms focusing on the moral and spiritual truth of Buddha
A collection of aphorisms that illustrate the moral teachings of Buddha, the spiritual path to the supreme Truth. It contains the verses arranged according to theme, covering ideas such as self-possession, good and evil, watchfulness and endurance and describe how an individual can attain the enlightenment of Nirvana, the supreme goal of Buddhism.
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A collection of aphoroisms focusing on the moral and spiritual truth of Buddha
A collection of aphorisms that illustrate the moral teachings of Buddha, the spiritual path to the supreme Truth. It contains the verses arranged according to theme, covering ideas such as self-possession, good and evil, watchfulness and endurance and describe how an individual can attain the enlightenment of Nirvana, the supreme goal of Buddhism.
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- and point out the narrow path of perfection which leads to it. 'in the "dhammapada" we can hear the voice of buddha', writes juan mascaro, translator of the bhagavad gita and the 'upanishads'. 'this gospel of light and love is amongst the greatest spiritual works of man. each verse is like a small star and the whole has the radiance of eternity'. this translation first published 1973: translator died 1987.
About the Author
Juan Mascaro read Modern and Oriental Languages at Cambridge, lectured in Oxford and eventually became Professor of English at Barcelona University. He has translated the Upanisads and the Bhagavad Gita. He died in 1987. Juan Mascaro read Modern and Oriental Languages at Cambridge, lectured in Oxford and eventually became Professor of English at Barcelona University. He has translated the Upanisads and the Bhagavad Gita. He died in 1987.
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