The Dhammapada
The Dhammapada

Author: Friedrich Max Müller

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 3849622487

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This is the extended and annotated edition including * an extensive annotation of more than 10.000 words about the history and basics of Buddhism, written by Thomas William Rhys Davids * an interactive table-of-contents * perfect formatting for electronic reading devices The Dhammapada is a versified Buddhist scripture traditionally ascribed to the Buddha himself. It is one of the best-known texts from the Theravada canon. The title, Dhammapada, is a compound term composed of dhamma and pada, each word having a number of denotations and connotations. Generally, dhamma can refer to the Buddha's "doctrine" or an "eternal truth" or "righteousness" or all "phenomena"; and, at its root, pada means "foot" and thus by extension, especially in this context, means either "path" or "verse" (cf. "prosodic foot") or both. (courtesy of wikipedia.com)

Buddhaghosha's Parables; with an Introduction, Containing Buddha's Dhammapada, Or Path of Virtue , Translated from Pâli by F. Max Müller
Buddhaghosha's Parables; with an Introduction, Containing Buddha's Dhammapada, Or Path of Virtue , Translated from Pâli by F. Max Müller

Author: Buddhaghosha

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 98

ISBN-13: 9781230079547

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt: ...King Udena replied, "If you will pay homage to me I will give it to you." The other king said, "I will pay no homage to you." Udena persisted, "If you will not pay homage to me you shall not have it." King Kandapaygota said, "If you do not give it me I will have you executed." Udena rejoined, " Do what you like with me; you have power over my body, but none over my mind." The king on hearing the bold words of Udena began to think that only by craft he could succeed in obtaining the charm from him, and came to the conclusion that the only plan would be to make his daughter procure the charm from him, and then learn it from her, as it would not do for others to have the knowledge of it. Accordingly he went to Udena and said to him, "Would you give up the charm to any one else who would pay homage to you?" He replied, "I will give it to the person who pays homage to me."--" If that be so," said the other, " there is in my house a hunchback; I will put her inside a curtain, and you remaining outside of it, repeat the charm to her." After firmly impressing upon him that his daughter was a hunchback, he went to his daughter and said to her, "There is a leper here who will teach you a charm that is worth a hundred thousand golden pieces, but you must do obeisance to him from the inside of a curtain, the leper remaining outside will repeat to you the charm, and you must learn it very carefully." Now, the reason of the king making Udena think his daughter was a hunchback, and his daughter think that Udena was a leper was, that he thought that otherwise they might contract an improper intimacy with each other. When all the...