Dhammapada

Translations of
Translations of;
Burmese	ဓမ္မပဒ
Chinese	法句經 ; 法句经 (Simplified) ; (Pinyin: fǎjù jīng)
Japanese	ダンマパダ ; (Rōmaji: danmapada)
Khmer	ធម្មបទ ; (UNGEGN: thômmôbât)
Korean	법구경/담마 파다 ; (RR: beobgugyeong/damma pada)
Thai	ธรรมบท
Vietnamese	Kinh Pháp Cú
Prakrit	धम्मपद Dhammapada
	Glossary of Buddhism

The Dhammapada (Pali: धम्मपद; Sanskrit: धर्मपद, romanized: Dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures.^[1] The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada 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 Atthakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the Buddha.^[2]

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^ This commentary is translated into English as Buddhist Legends by E W Burlingame.

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[2] This commentary is translated into English as Buddhist Legends by E W Burlingame.

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