Publisher's Synopsis
The Dhammapada is a collection of the Buddha's scriptures.From the FORWARD: The Dhammapada, of which a metrical translation by Mr. Woodward is here presented, is a precious Buddhist Scripture which deserves to be widely known. The Theosophical Society is to be congratulated on securing so competent and sympathetic a translator and on publishing it in a popular form.The Dhammapada is a part of the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Buddhistic Canon and consists of about 420 stanzas in the sloka metre. Every fully ordained bhikkhu is expected to know the book by heart, and its verses are often on the lips of pious laymen. The beginner of Buddhist studies can have no better introduction to Buddhism and must go back to it again and again to enter into the spirit of Buddha and his apostles.This book was originally translated in 1921. This version was digitized by a community of volunteers . You may find it for free on the internet. There is some concern that the translation is not 100% accurate. Please read with this in mind. This translation is in the Public Domain.
