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Dhammapada

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. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikāya, a division of the Pāli Canon of Theravāda Buddhism.

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Abbreviation
Dhp; Dp
Attribution
Bhāṇaka
Aṭṭhakathā
Dhammapada-aṭṭhakathā
Commentator
Buddhaghosa
Parent
Khuddaka Nikāya
Type
Canonical text

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related to English translations · 229
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related to Sources · 78
Dhammapada → An Introduction, Ancient Buddhist Texts Retrieved, Batakrishna Ghosh, Berlin, Bhikkhu, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Boston, Brough, Buddha, Buddhism, Buswell, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Chicago, Chipstead, Comparative Edition, Cone, Delhi, Dhamma Verses, East
related to Parallels · 31
Dhammapada → Although, Bhikkhu Vagga, Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit, CE, CEThe Chuyao, CEThe Faju, Chinese, Dharmaguptaka, Faju, Fajujing, Fali, Gāndhārī, Gāndhārī Dharmapada, Kharosthi, Kāśyapīya, Lokottaravāda, Mahāvastu, Mula-Sarvāstivāda, Patna Dharmapada, Pāli
related to Translations · 29
Dhammapada → Annotations, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Bhikkhu Varado, Bibliotheca PolyglottaParallel Reading, Buddharakkhita, Buddhist Classic, Chapter, Detailed, Dhp, Eknath Easwaran, Gil Fronsdal, Harischandra Kaviratna, Includes, John Richards, Max Müller, New Translation, Oxford University Press, Reading, Reprint, Samanera Bodhesako
related to history · 23
Dhammapada → According, Buddha, Buddha's, Buddhaghosa, Buddhist, By, CE, Danish, Dhammapada's, European, Glenn Wallis, In, India, Its, Khuddaka Nikāya, Latin, Pāli, Pāli Canon, Sutta Piṭaka, The
related to Musical settings · 8
Dhammapada → Buddha, Francis Booth's, Freespirit Records, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Rajesh Dubey, Ronald Corp's, Sacred Teachings, Stone Records
related to Organization · 5
Dhammapada → English, For, Many, Pāli, The Pāli Dhammapada
related to Etymology · 4
Dhammapada → Buddha's, English, Generally, The
related to Voice recordings · 3
Dhammapada → Gil FronsdalThe Dhammapada, LibriVox, Readings
Abbreviation · 1
Dhammapada → Dhp; Dp

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DhammapadaCommentatorBuddhaghosa1.00infobox
DhammapadaParentKhuddaka Nikāya1.00infobox
DhammapadaTypeCanonical text1.00infobox
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Dhammapadarelated to English translationsDaniel Gogerly0.60section
Dhammapadarelated to English translationsEnglish0.60section
Dhammapadarelated to English translationsCeylon0.60section
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