The Dhammapada (Version 2)
Gelesen von Jothi Tharavant
Unknowntranslated Byf. Max Müller
- A Collection of Verses Being One of the Canonical Books of the Buddhists
Dhammapada means "The path of Dharma." The Pali word Dhamma corresponds to the Sankrit word Dharma. It is a collection of the teachings of the Buddha. These verses, compiled by Buddha's students in the years following his final Nirvana, were culled from various discourses given by the Buddha in the course of forty-five years of his teaching, as he travelled in the valley of the Ganges and the sub-mountain tract of the Himalayas. These 423 verses are often terse, witty, and convincing. Whenever similes are used, they are those that are easily understood even by a child, e.g., the cart's wheel, a man's shadow, a deep pool, flowers. Through these verses, the Buddha exhorts one to achieve that greatest of all conquests, the conquest of self; to escape from the evils of passion, hatred and ignorance. (Summary by Jothi) (2 hr 23 min)
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Paladin
common sence reminders. i like listening repeatedly.
Very Good Recording
D
Excellent recording. Very clear
I Enjoy this Version 2 more than Version 1 from Librivox
moongink
A practitioner in the Tibetan traditions for more than 5 years, I looked for audio books specifically because I'm disabled by spinal cord injury. All to aware that my brain will never catch on to the fact that my body doesn't perform as fast as it once did (ordinary activity is extraordinarily time consuming for me) I've discovered via audio books, I can do what I have to do as well as enjoy books at the same time. The Dhammapada is said to be one of the canonical books for the Buddhists and this version was translated into English from the original Pali by Max Mueller, who is apparently very well regarded for his work on this book. I found this speaker's version on LibriVox was more pleasing to my ear than their Version One and was pleased to find it here on the Internet Archive so I could listen without downloading and then trying to find an appropriate player. For now I've chosen the four star rating mostly because I've listened to only to one other audio version so I have little basis for comparison. Once I've experienced several other versions, I'll upgrade or downgrade the 4 stars accordingly, meanwhile, my gratitude goes to this contributing reader.
well read
Arrogant Popsicle
well read, thank you.
Adam
great, consistent reader and great book
very good with interest and learning
SunnyDaze52