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Few of the sacred texts of the world's great religions present their wisdom with the clear simplicity of the verses of the Buddhist Dhammapada, or Path to Virtue. Its direct style, clarity, and beauty place it at the forefront of Buddhist sacred literature, and its noble intent raises it to the highest level of humanity's spiritual guides. Easily accessible to any reader, the Dhammapada offers a wealth of wisdom for the novice, as well as the most ardent and experienced of spiritual seekers.Gathered by Buddhist masters into related groups — "On Earnestness," "Flowers," "The Fool," "The Wise Man," "Happiness," "Pleasure" — these ancient texts transcend the limitations of time, tradition, and culture to express the ethical principle underlying all wise and compassionate philosophy and conduct. Here are the Four Truths that reveal the nature of the world and our lot in it; here also is the Eightfold Path, the way to enlightenment, incorporating the means to overcome the essential suffering revealed by the Four Truths as the essence of life. The Dhammapada serves as a coherent summation of the necessities for following the Eightfold Path as well as an encouraging and thought-provoking resource to consult along the way.Expressed with great beauty and translated with painstaking scholarship, this classic guide is certain to stimulate, challenge, and inspire students of religion and philosophy as well as all who thirst for enlightenment.

Few of the sacred texts of the world's great religions present their wisdom with the clear simplicity of the verses of the Buddhist Dhammapada, or Path to Virtue. Its direct style, clarity, and beauty place it at the forefront of Buddhist sacred literature, and its noble intent raises it to the highest level of humanity's spiritual guides. Easily accessible to any reader, the Dhammapada offers a wealth of wisdom for the novice, as well as the most ardent and experienced of spiritual seekers.Gathered by Buddhist masters into related groups — "On Earnestness," "Flowers," "The Fool," "The Wise Man," "Happiness," "Pleasure" — these ancient texts transcend the limitations of time, tradition, and culture to express the ethical principle underlying all wise and compassionate philosophy and conduct. Here are the Four Truths that reveal the nature of the world and our lot in it; here also is the Eightfold Path, the way to enlightenment, incorporating the means to overcome the essential suffering revealed by the Four Truths as the essence of life. The Dhammapada serves as a coherent summation of the necessities for following the Eightfold Path as well as an encouraging and thought-provoking resource to consult along the way.Expressed with great beauty and translated with painstaking scholarship, this classic guide is certain to stimulate, challenge, and inspire students of religion and philosophy as well as all who thirst for enlightenment.

This classic translation of one of the world's most beautiful sacred texts serves as a clear, profound introduction to the basic precepts of Buddhism. Müller-one of the most popular, most respected, and most influential thinkers on spirituality of the 19th century-here, in this 1900 volume, he renders the wisdom of the Buddha in simple, lucid language, bringing the insight of the Buddha's Eightfold Path from misery to enlightenment to all. Seekers after spiritual comfort and students of world religion will be enthralled by this exquisite work. German author FRIEDRICH MAX MULLER (1823-1900) combined the studies of language, culture, and religion to create the discipline of comparative mythology. Among his many works are The Sacred Books of the East and India: What Can It Teach Us?

Classics for Your Collection:goo.gl/U80LCr---------A Treasure Trove of Knowledge From Buddha for YouYou might like The Dhammapada for one of the following reasons:1. People read it widely: It is from the great Buddha (aka Siddhartha Gautama) and has pithy wise sayings like, “He who possesses virtue and intelligence, who is just, speaks the truth, and does what is his own business, him the world will hold dear.” It is the most widely read Buddhist scripture enjoyed by people all over the world.2. It Can Be Your Companion: Very short sayings and doesn’t consume a lot of your time, once you have marked the sayings that are important to you, you can keep coming back to these and refer to them again and again. That can and will reinforce a certain good behavior, or motivate you or remind you of a powerful idea that you have discovered from the book. A powerful guide for your daily reading.3, Good Advice on Both Spiritual and Day-to-day Side of Life: This little book has both. As humans, we need to achieve things that are related to finance and other day-to-day stuff. But we also need a spiritual level fulfillment in our life. This book has sayings that are completely for your spiritual side, as well as sayings that can help you immensely with your goals, attitude and good life. The Dhammapada by Max Muller is one of the best translations out there with 423 verses in 26 categories to serve, encourage and help you.This anthology of verses, a masterpiece, attributed to great Buddha is from experience and realization on various occasions in his life. So, they are real gems in themselves and were not written in a matter of days or weeks, but from deep understanding of life from the level of enlightenment.Some Sayings From the Books:1. For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.2. Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleepers, the wise man advances like a racer, leaving behind the hack.3. Bad deeds, and deeds hurtful to ourselves, are easy to do; what is beneficial and good, that is very difficult to do.4. It is better to live alone, there is no companionship with a fool; let a man walk alone, let him commit no sin, with few wishes, like an elephant in the forest.Chapters:1. The Twin Verses 2. On Earnestness3. Thought 4. Flowers 5. The Fool 6. The Wise Man (Pandita)7. The Venerable (Arhat) 8. The Thousands9. Evil 10. Punishment11. Old Age12. Self13. The World 14. The Buddha (the Awakened) 15. Happiness 16. Pleasure 17. Anger 18. Impurity19. The Just 20. The Way 21. Miscellaneous 22. The Downward Course23. The Elephant24. Thirst25. The Bhikshu (Mendicant)26. The Brahmana (Arhat)Scroll Up and Grab Your Copy!

This classic translation of one of the world's most beautiful sacred texts serves as a clear, profound introduction to the basic precepts of Buddhism. Müller-one of the most popular, most respected, and most influential thinkers on spirituality of the 19th century-here, in this 1900 volume, he renders the wisdom of the Buddha in simple, lucid language, bringing the insight of the Buddha's Eightfold Path from misery to enlightenment to all. Seekers after spiritual comfort and students of world religion will be enthralled by this exquisite work.German author FRIEDRICH MAX MULLER (1823-1900) combined the studies of language, culture, and religion to create the discipline of comparative mythology. Among his many works are The Sacred Books of the East and India: What Can It Teach Us?

This classic translation of one of the world's most beautiful sacred texts serves as a clear, profound introduction to the basic precepts of Buddhism. Müller-one of the most popular, most respected, and most influential thinkers on spirituality of the 19th century-here, in this 1900 volume, he renders the wisdom of the Buddha in simple, lucid language, bringing the insight of the Buddha's Eightfold Path from misery to enlightenment to all. Seekers after spiritual comfort and students of world religion will be enthralled by this exquisite work. German author FRIEDRICH MAX MULLER (1823-1900) combined the studies of language, culture, and religion to create the discipline of comparative mythology. Among his many works are The Sacred Books of the East and India: What Can It Teach Us?