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The
Dhammapada, the Pali version of one of the most popular texts of the Buddhist canon, ranks among the classics of the world's great religious literature.
Like all religious texts in Pali, the Dhammapada belongs to the Therevâda school of the Buddhist tradition, adherents of which are now found primarily in Kampuchea, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Dhammapada, or "sayings of the dhamma," is taken to be a collection of the utterances of the Buddha himself. Taken together, the verses form a key body of teaching within Buddhism, a guiding voice along the struggle-laden path towards true enlightenment, or Nirvana. However, the appeal of these epithets of wisdom extends beyond its religious heritage to a general and universal spirituality.
This edition provides an introduction and notes which examine the impact that the text has had within the Buddhist heritage through the centuries.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxvii-xxviii).
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The Measure of All Things
2. Change
3. A Box with No Sides?
4. Curves and Dimensions
5. The Beginning and End of Time
6. The Edge of Space
7. Infinity and Paradox
8. Does Time Pass?
9. The Cinematic Universe
10. Interfering with History
11. Other Times and Spaces
12. The Arrows of Time
Concluding Thoughts
Mr Dunne's Dream and Other Problems
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index