Publication
Imprint: London : John Murray, 1954, 1972 reprint. Series: Wisdom of the East series. Responsibility: Translated with notes by Nārada Thera. With a foreword by Bhikkhu Kassapa and introd. by E.J. Thomas.. OCLC Number: 287518. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xii, 88 pages 20 cm.
Call number
GT-B / TX / Khuddaka / Dhammapada
ISBN
0719503175 / 9780719503177
Original publication date
1954 (London : John Murray Publishing House)
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Named Work: Pali Canon : Tipitaka - Khuddaka-Nikaya Dhammapada . Sutra .
FY1989
FY1989
Physical description
xii, 88 p.; 20 cm
Description
The Dhammapada, literally Way of the Teaching, is considered by experts to be the highest text of Buddhism. It is a collection of verses, probably gathered by the direct disciples of Buddha. This work, with an antiquity of more than 2,300 years, contains the most essential of Buddhist teaching.
Language
Original language
Pali
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