Product Information
Undoubtedly one of the greatest teachers in history, the Buddha has had an immeasurable influence on the human race. He taught that our suffering stems from desire and that the only way to remove desire is to purify the heart. Dhamma means law, discipline, justice, virtue, truth - that which holds thing together. Pada means way, path, step, foot. So, The Dhammapada is the path of virtue, or the way of truth. his collection of sayings of the Buddha was probably gathered together a hundred years after his death, and written down in the first century. BC.Thomas Byrom's lyrical yet concise translation reveals the practical and timeless simplicity of the Buddha's teaching. lso included is a preface by Ram Dass, the well known writer and teacher on Eastern spiritual philosophy and its integration into Western thought and society.Product Identifiers
PublisherEbury Publishing
ISBN-139780712656849
eBay Product ID (ePID)87568242
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Dhammapada
AuthorThomas Byrom
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicBuddhism, Religious History
Publication Year2002
Dimensions
Item Height161mm
Item Width111mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorThomas Byrom
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom