Dhammapada
Sign in to saveThe Dhammapada (; ) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikāya, a division of the Pāli Canon of Theravāda Buddhism.
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The Dhammapada is a collection of the Buddha's teachings written in verse form and stands as one of the most popular and well-known Buddhist scriptures. It appears in the Pāli Canon, the foundational scriptures of Theravāda Buddhism, making it a central text for understanding Buddhist philosophy and practice.
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Key facts
- Pali text.type
- Canonical text
- Pali text.parent
- Khuddaka Nikāya
- Pali text.comment_by
- Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā
- Pali text.abbrev
- Dhp; Dp
- Pali text.attribution
- Bhāṇaka
- Pali text.comment_author
- Buddhaghosa
- Pali text.sc
- dhp
- Buddhist term.sinhala
- ධම්මපදය
- Buddhist term.pr
- धम्मपद Dhammapada
- Buddhist term.km
- ធម្មបទ
- Buddhist term.km Latn
- thômmôbât
- Buddhist term.my
- ဓမ္မပဒ
- Buddhist term.zh
Article
20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Parallels
- Organization
- Excerpts
- Chapter 1: Pairs (''Yamakavaggo'')
- Chapter 10: The Stick (''Daṇḍavaggo'')
- Chapter 12: The Self (''Attavaggo'')
- Chapter 13: The World (''Lokavaggo'')
- Chapter 14: The Buddha (''Buddhavaggo'')
- Chapter 19: The One who stands by Dhamma (''Dhammaṭṭhavaggo'')
- Chapter 20: The Path (''Maggavaggo'')
- Chapter 24: Craving (''Taṇhāvaggo'')
- English translations
- Musical settings
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
- Translations
- Voice recordings
The Dhammapada (; ) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikāya, a division of the Pāli Canon of Theravāda Buddhism.
The Buddhist scholar and commentator Buddhaghosa explains that each saying recorded in the collection was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the Buddha and his monastic community. His translation of the commentary, the Dhammapada Aṭṭhakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the Buddha.