Publisher's Synopsis
The Dhammapada is a collection of sayings of the Buddha in the form of verse and one of the most widely read and best-known Buddhist scriptures. The original version of the Dhammapada is in the Khuddaka Nikaya, a division of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. The title, "Dhammapada," is a compound term composed of dhamma and pada, each word with a number of denotations and connotations. In general, it may refer to dhamma Buddha "doctrine" or an "eternal truth" or "justice" or "phenomena"; at its root, pada means "foot," and thus by extension, especially in this context, means "way," "verse" (cf. "prosodic foot") or both. English translations of the title of this text have used various combinations of these and related words. El Dhammapada es una coleccion de dichos de Buda en forma del verso y uno de los mas ampliamente leidas y conocidas escrituras budistas. La version original del Dhammapada es en el Khuddaka Nikaya, una division del Canon Pali del Budismo Theravada. El titulo, "Dhammapada," es un termino compuesto compuesto de dhamma y pada, cada palabra con un numero de denotaciones y connotaciones. En general, puede referirse dhamma "doctrina" del Buda o una "verdad eterna" o "justicia" o los "fenomenos"; y, en su raiz, pada significa "pie" y asi por extension, especialmente en este contexto, significa "camino," "verso" (cf. "pie prosodicos") o ambos. Traducciones inglesas del titulo de este texto han utilizado varias combinaciones de estos y relacionadas con palabras.
