The Dhammapada, the Pali version of one of the most popular texts of the Buddhist canon, also ranks among the classics of the world\'s religious literature. This critical edition presents to the English reader for the first time the Dhammapada as it has been known throughout the centuries....

Gotama the Buddha, who lived the life of a wandering ascetic in northern India during the fifth century BCE, is looked to as the founder of one of the world\'s major religions. One of the main sources for knowledge of his teachings is the four Pali Nikayas or \'collections\' of his sayings....