2006-09-22 00:43:33 · 6 answers · asked by --------- - 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Dhammapada
The path of the Dhamma
The Dhammapada consists of 423 verses in Pali uttered by the Buddha on some 305 occasions for the benefit of a wide range of human beings. These sayings were selected and compiled into one book as being worthy of special note on account of their beauty and relevance for moulding the lives of future generations of Buddhists. They are divided into 26 chapters and the stanzas are arranged according to subject matter.
The Pairs (verses 1-20)
Heedfulness (verses 21-32)
The Mind (verses 33-43)
Flowers (verses 44-59)
The Fool (verses 60-75)
The Wise Man (verses 76-89)
The Perfected One (verses 90-99)
The Thousands (verses 100-115)
Evil (verses 116-128)
Violence (verses 129-145)
Old Age (verses 146-156)
The Self (verses 157-166)
The World (verses 167-178)
The Buddha (verses 179-196)
Happiness (verses 197-208)
Affection (verses 209-220)
Anger (verses 221-234)
Impurity (verses 235-255)
The Just (verses 256-272)
The Path (verses 273-289)
Miscellaneous (verses 290-305)
The State of Woe (verses 306-319)
The Elephant (verses 320-333)
Craving (verses 334-359)
The Monk (verses 360-382)
The Holy Man (verses 383-423)
2006-09-22 00:52:22 · answer #1 · answered by Explorer 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The closest thing to a Bible, in the sense of a set of Canonized texts is the Pali Canon. or the Tripitaka, other than that, there's a whole slew of possibilities.
(the Dhammapada is part of the Canon)
with metta,
Shinai_inaozuke
2006-09-22 06:16:56 · answer #2 · answered by shinai_inaozuke 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you would like to read Buddhism beyond in English, in the language of the 21st Century, and in perfectly rational and logical terms, click on "Rational Spirituality" on the Dhaxem website.
2006-09-23 23:18:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tripitaka
2006-09-22 20:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
shinai_inaozuke is correct.
Although the master has left no written records of his teachings, his distinguished disciples preserved them by committing to memory and transmitting them orally from generation to generation.
Immediately after his demise 500 chief arahats versed in the Dhamma and Vinaya, held a convocation to rehearse the Doctrine as was originally taught by the Buddha.
The Tipitaka was compiled and arranged in its present form by those arahats of old.
2006-09-22 06:47:59 · answer #5 · answered by sista! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their holy book is called The Dhammapada
2006-09-22 00:46:49 · answer #6 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋