Dhammapada A Translation
Ven. Thanissaro, Bhikkhu
Preface: Another translation of the Dhammapada
Many other English translations are already available – the fingers of at least five people would be needed to count them – so I suppose that a new translation has to doing so, though, I’d rather not criticize the efforts of earlier translators, for I owe them a great deal. Instead, I’ll ask you to read the Introduction and Historical Notes, to gain an idea of what is distinctive about the approach I have taken, and the translation itself, which I hope will stand on its own merits. The original impulse for making the translation came from my conviction that the text derserved to be offered freely as a gift of Dhamma. As I knew of no existing translations available as gifts, I made my own.
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