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The Dhammapada
- Author
- Friedrich Max Müller
- Narrator
- Denis Daly
- Publish Date
- 14 March 2023
- Run Time
- 1 hour 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Neither the date nor the authorship of the Dhammapada is known, but there is conclusive evidence that this monument of the Buddhist canon existed well before the Christian era. Many scholars agree in ascribing its utterances to Buddha himself, while others are of the opinion that it is a compilation made by Buddhist monks from various sources.
This classic religious text focuses on practical morality, which, if practiced earnestly and diligently, will lead the practitioner to Nirvana, the state of unconditioned eternal bliss. By following these injunctions, says the Buddha, “the wise man may make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm.”
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Details
- Author
- Friedrich Max Müller
- Narrator
- Denis Daly
- Duration
- 1 hour 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 March 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212528320
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Buddhist sacred texts and revered writings, East Asian religions, East Asian and Indian philosophy, Buddhism
Synopsis
Neither the date nor the authorship of the Dhammapada is known, but there is conclusive evidence that this monument of the Buddhist canon existed well before the Christian era. Many scholars agree in ascribing its utterances to Buddha himself, while others are of the opinion that it is a compilation made by Buddhist monks from various sources.This classic religious text focuses on practical morality, which, if practiced earnestly and diligently, will lead the practitioner to Nirvana, the state of unconditioned eternal bliss. By following these injunctions, says the Buddha, “the wise man may make for himself an island which no flood can overwhelm.”
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