The Dhammapada
tr. F. Max Muller · 1881 · English (from Pali)
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About this book
The Dhammapada - 423 verses of the Buddha in 26 chapters (vagga), in Max Muller's 1881 English translation (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 10). The best-known Buddhist scripture: verses on the mind, suffering, and the Eightfold Path.
Relevance to this project
The Buddhist parallel to the wisdom tradition the library traces: a verse distillation of a single awakened teacher's doctrine, structured as 26 chapters - a counterpoint to the Vedic, Hermetic, and Hebraic cosmologies already in the library.
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