Description
The second chapter of verses from the Dhammapada, a classic collection of concise teachings from the Buddha.
Listen to this sutta read by Gil Fronsdal (03'03" 1.1 MB)
Recorded by the reader in Feb 2006 . Translated from the Pali by Gil Fronsdal. From »The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations, edited by Gil Fronsdal (Boston: »Shambhala Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2005 Shambhala Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, the author.
Several months after his Awakening, the Buddha delivers this sermon to an audience of 1,000 fire-worshipping ascetics. In his characteristically brilliant teaching style, the Buddha uses a metaphor that quickly penetrates to the heart of the audience — in this case, the metaphor of fire. Upon...
Published 06/07/10
What one thing should a person hold onto in order to cross the flood of birth and old age, sorrow, and grief?
Listen to this sutta read by Ajahn Sucitto (03'11" 1.1 MB)
Recorded by jtb on 4 July 2006 in Concord, Massachusetts. Translated from the Pali by H. Saddhatissa. From The Sutta Nipata...
Published 12/09/06