(Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 1998). (available free of charge from Metta Forest Monastery) The Udana and the Itivuttaka, John D. Many gems here!Īvailability of English translations: Print: Udana: Exclamations, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans. Here you will find the parable of the blind men and the elephant ( Ud 6.4) the story of Nanda and the 'dove-footed nymphs' ( Ud 3.2) and many memorable similes (e.g., 'Just as the ocean has one taste - the taste of salt - so this Dhamma-Vinaya has one taste, the taste of release.' ( Ud 5.5)). Udana - Exclamations A rich collection of short suttas, each of which culminates in a short verse uttered by the Buddha.

Other translations abound on the Internet.ģ.

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 the Sinhala Sources and Critical Textual Comments, John Ross Carter and Mahinda Palihawardana, trans.

(Buddhist Missionary Society, India, 1978 available from Pariyatti Books).

The Dhammapada: Pali Text and Translation with Stories in Brief and Notes, Narada Thera, trans.

(Kandy: Buddhist Publication Society, 1996)

The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, Acharya Buddharakkhita, trans.

(available free of charge from Metta Forest Monastery).

Dhammapada: A Translation, Thanissaro Bhikkhu, trans.

The following are particularly recommended:

Dhammapada - The Path of Dhamma This much-beloved collection of 423 short verses has been studied and learned by heart over the centuries by millions of Buddhists around the world.Īvailability of English translations: Print: Scores of English translations exist. (available free of charge from Metta Forest Monastery).Ģ. These passages include: the formula for taking refuge the ten precepts and the Metta, Mangala, and Ratana suttas.Īvailability of English translations: Print: The complete Khuddakapatha appears in Handful of Leaves (Vol.

It includes several essential texts that to this day are regularly chanted by laypeople and monastics around the world of Theravada Buddhism. Khuddakapatha - The Short Passages A collection of nine short passages that may have been designed as a primer for novice monks and nuns.

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