Texts from the Buddhist canon : commonly known as Dhammapada

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Texts from the Buddhist canon : commonly known as Dhammapada

Samuel Beal

(Trübner's Oriental series, 19 . Buddhism ; 4)

Routledge, 2000, c1878

[Reprinted ed.]

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"Texts from the Buddhist canon, commonly known as Dhammapada, with accompanying narratives / translated from the Chinese by Samuel Beal" -- Original t.p.

"First published in 1878 by Trübner. Reprinted in 2000 by Routledge" -- T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is Volume IV of sixteen in the Oriental series on Buddhism. First published in 1878, this book includes texts from the Buddhist Canon or 'Dhammapada' with narratives. Dhammapada may be rendered Scriptural texts or verses includes, authentic Texts gathered from ancient canonical books-that are generally connected with some incident or other in the History of Buddha, helping to illustrate everyday life in India at the time when they were written, as well as the method of teaching adopted by the founder of tis religion.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Dhammapad A, or Verses From the Law, With Accompanying Payables, Shamans F?-Kheu, Fa-Lih
  • Chapter 1 Impermanency (Aniccata)
  • Chapter 2 1Chinese "kian hioh." We observe that in Cod. iii. the title of this second chapter is "Desire" or "Lust"(Tanha), and its verses agree with 212, ss. of the Pali
  • Chapter 3 The Disciple, Or "?ravaka."
  • Chapter 4 Simple Faith
  • Chapter 5 Careful Observance of Moral Duties
  • Chapter 6 On Reflection
  • Chapter 7 On Love or Mercifulness, Metta
  • Chapter 8 On Words (Conversation)
  • Chapter 9 1Here we come into agreement with the division of chapters in the Pali. This chapter is called "Yamakavaggo," i.e., "double verses." It agrees in title with K. xviii. Cod. iii
  • Chapter 10 1As I have observed in the Preface, the title of this chapter in Cod. iii. is "Reflection," agreeing with the Pali
  • Chapter 11 Thought (Cittavaggo)
  • Chapter 12 Flowers (Pupphavaggo)
  • Chapter 13 The Fool (Balavaggo)
  • Chapter 14 The Wise Man (Panditavaggo)
  • Chapter 15 The Rahat (Arahantavaggo)
  • Chapter 16 The Thousands (Sahassavaggo)
  • Chapter 17 Evil Conduct (Papavaggo)
  • Chapter 18 Punishment (Da??avaggo)
  • Chapter 19 Old Age (Jaravaggo)
  • Chapter 20 Loving the Body (Self) (Attavaggo)
  • Chapter 21 The World (Lokayaggo)
  • Chapter 22 Buddha (Buddhavaggo)
  • Chapter 23 Rest and Repose (Sukhavaggo)
  • Chapter 24 Pleasure (Piyavaggo)
  • Chapter 25 Anger (Kodhavaggo)
  • Chapter 26 Impurity (Malavaggo)
  • Chapter 27 Firmly Holding by the Law (Dhammatthvaggo)
  • Chapter 28 The Way (Maggavaggo)
  • Chapter 29 1Translated "Miscellaneous" from the Pali pakinnako
  • Chapter 30 Hell (Nirayavaggo)
  • Chapter 31 The Elephant (Nagavaggo)
  • Chapter 32 Lust (Tanhavaggo)
  • Chapter 33 1This section, as I have already observed, does not occur in the Pali
  • Chapter 34 The Shaman (Bhikkhuvaggo)
  • Chapter 35 The Brahmachaein
  • Chapter 36 1The chapters which follow are not found in the Pali
  • Chapter 37 Birth and Death
  • Chapter 38 The Profit of Religion
  • Chapter 39 1This section agrees with the "Mahamangala Sutta" of the

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  • NCID
    BA50314922
  • ISBN
    • 0415244714
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    engchi
  • Original Language Code
    chi
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 176 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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