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Eknath Easwaran - Essence of the Dhammapada - 9781586380977 - V9781586380977
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Essence of the Dhammapada

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Description for Essence of the Dhammapada Paperback. Series: Wisdom of India. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: HRES. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Eknath Easwaran, translator of the best-selling edition of the Dhammapada, sees this powerful scripture as a perfect map for the spiritual journey. Said to be the text closest to the Buddha's actual words, it is a collection of short teachings memorized during his lifetime by his disciples. Easwaran presents the Dhammapada as a guide to spiritual perseverance, progress, and ultimately enlightenment -- a heroic confrontation with life as it really is, with straight answers to our deepest questions. We witness the heartbreak of death, for instance -- what does that mean for us? What is love? How does karma work? ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Nilgiri Press United States
Number of pages
293
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Wisdom of India
Condition
New
Number of Pages
302
Place of Publication
Tomales, United States
ISBN
9781586380977
SKU
V9781586380977
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About Eknath Easwaran
Eknath Easwaran (1910--1999) grew up in India and studied both Sanskrit and Pali, the simplified version of Sanskrit that was spoken by the Buddha. He was chairman of the English department at a major Indian university when he came to the United States on a Fulbright fellowship in 1959. In 1961 Easwaran founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation ... Read more

Reviews for Essence of the Dhammapada
"Our favorite translation is Eknath Easwaran's The Dhammapada. His Indian heritage, literary gifts, and spiritual sensibilities here produce a sublime rendering of the words of the Buddha. Verse after verse shimmers with quiet, confident authority."
Huston Smith & Philip Novak, [Reviewing Easwaran's translation, The Dhammapada, in Buddhism]

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