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The Dhammapada : a new English translation with the Pali text, and the first English translation of the commentary's explanation of the verses with notes / translated from Sinhala sources and critical textual comments by John Ross Carter and Mahinda Palihawadana.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Carter, John Ross.
Palihawadana, Mahinda.
Standardized Title:
Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Dhammapada. English & Pāli
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Tipiṭaka. Suttapiṭaka. Khuddakanikāya. Dhammapada--Commentaries.
Tipiṭaka.
Buddhism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (552 pages)
Place of Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
An English translation of the most popular text in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. The book includes a translation (with transliteration) of the Pali commentary on the verses, as well as the translators' own notes and commentary.
Contents:
Contents; Introduction; Translation; Recommended for Consultation; Translation, Transliteration, and Commentary; Prologue; I. The Pairs: Yamaka-vaggo; II. Awareness: Appamāda-vaggo; III. The Mind: Citta-vaggo; IV. Flowers: Puppha-vaggo; V. The Childish: Bāla-vaggo; VI. The Sagacious: Pandita-vaggo; VII. The Worthy: Arahanta-vaggo; VIII. The Thousands: Sahassa-vaggo; IX. The Wrong: Pāpa-vaggo; X. The Rod: Danda-vaggo; XI. Old Age: Jarā-vaggo; XII. The Self: Atta-vaggo; XIII. The World: Loka-vaggo; XIV. The Awakened One: Buddha-vaggo; XV. Happiness: Sukha-vaggo; XVI. The Pleasant: Piya-vaggo
XVII. Wrath: Kodha-vaggoXVIII. Stains: Mala-vaggo; XIX. The Firm in Dhamma: Dhammattha-vaggo; XX. The Path: Magga-vaggo; XXI. Miscellaneous: Pakinnaka-vaggo; XXII. Hell: Niraya-vaggo; XXIII. The Elephant: Nāga-vaggo; XXIV. Craving: Tanhā-vaggo; XXV. The Bhikkhu: Bhikkhu-vaggo; XXVI. The Brāhmana: Brāhmana-vaggo; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliography and index.
Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
ISBN:
1-280-45303-6
0-19-802119-4
OCLC:
476013094

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