Dhammapada (Easwaran translation)

The Dhammapada
Introduced & Translated by Eknath Easwaran
AuthorEknath Easwaran
LanguageEnglish; also: German,[1] Korean[2]
PublisherNilgiri
Publication date
1986; 2007; others
Pages275 (2007)
ISBN978-1-58638-020-5

The Dhammapada / Introduced & Translated by Eknath Easwaran is an English-language book originally published in 1986. It contains Easwaran's translation of the Dhammapada, a Buddhist scripture traditionally ascribed to the Buddha himself. The book also contains a substantial overall introduction of about 70 pages,[3] together with introductory notes to each of the Dhammapada's 26 chapters. English-language editions have also been published in the UK and India, and a re-translation of the full book has been published in German.[1] and Korean.[2][4]

  1. ^ a b Easwaran, Eknath (2006). Dhammapada: Buddhas zentrale Lehren. Peter Kobbe (trans). Munich, Germany: Random House / Goldmann. ISBN 978-3-442-21764-9. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Easwaran, Eknath (2018). Dhammapada. Kim Byung Chae (trans). Korea: Shree Krishna Das Ashram. ISBN 978-89-91596-57-3. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. ^ The introductions in English are 66 pages in the first edition (1986, pp. 7-72) and 86 pages in the second edition (2007, pp. 13-98).
  4. ^ Non-US Editions of Nilgiri Press Books Archived 12 January 2013 at archive.today, accessed 24 April 2011.