Book description
The Dhammapada is a classic of world religious literature. This
spiritual masterpiece collects together the key sayings of the Buddha
and is an essential guide for all those who wish to follow the Buddha
on the path to enlightenment. Yet its appeal extends beyond Buddhism
to engage anyone who seeks to understand profound universal truths,
and it remains as relevant today as when the text was compiled some
2,500 years ago.
In this beautiful translation of one of the best loved Buddhist
scriptures, Thomas Byrom reveals the practical and timeless simplicity
of the Buddha's teaching.
Thomas Byrom PhD was born in England and educated at the universities
of Oxford and Harvard. He taught at Harvard and later at Oxford, where
he was a fellow of Exeter College and then St Catherine's College. He
lived in the United States from 1976 until his death in 1991.
