The Dhammapada (Version 2)


Lu par Jothi Tharavant

(4.7 stars; 79 reviews)

- A Collection of Verses Being One of the Canonical Books of the Buddhists
Dhammapada means "The path of Dharma." The Pali word Dhamma corresponds to the Sankrit word Dharma. It is a collection of the teachings of the Buddha. These verses, compiled by Buddha's students in the years following his final Nirvana, were culled from various discourses given by the Buddha in the course of forty-five years of his teaching, as he travelled in the valley of the Ganges and the sub-mountain tract of the Himalayas. These 423 verses are often terse, witty, and convincing. Whenever similes are used, they are those that are easily understood even by a child, e.g., the cart's wheel, a man's shadow, a deep pool, flowers. Through these verses, the Buddha exhorts one to achieve that greatest of all conquests, the conquest of self; to escape from the evils of passion, hatred and ignorance. (Summary by Jothi) (2 hr 23 min)

Chapitres

Chapter I. The Twin-Verses 7:46 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter II. On Earnestness 4:31 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter III. Thought 3:38 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter IV. Flowers 5:20 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter V. The Fool 5:38 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter VI. The Wise Man (Pandita) 4:44 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter VII. The Venerable (Arhat). 3:42 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter VIII. The Thousands 4:58 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter IX. Evil 4:23 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter X. Punishment 5:32 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XI. Old Age 3:47 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XII. Self 3:49 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XIII. The World 3:51 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XIV. The Buddha (The Awakened) 6:20 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XV. Happiness 4:26 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XVI. Pleasure 4:09 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XVII. Anger 4:52 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XVIII. Impurity 6:30 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XIX. The Just 4:59 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XX. The Way 5:04 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XXI. Miscellaneous 4:38 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XXII. The Downward Course 4:48 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XXIII. The Elephant 4:37 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XXIV. Thirst 9:38 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XXV. The Bhikshu (Mendicant) 8:14 Lu par Jothi Tharavant
Chapter XXVI. The Brahmana (Arhat) 13:06 Lu par Jothi Tharavant

Critiques


(5 stars)

common sence reminders. i like listening repeatedly.

Very Good Recording


(5 stars)

Excellent recording. Very clear

I Enjoy this Version 2 more than Version 1 from Librivox


(4 stars)

A practitioner in the Tibetan traditions for more than 5 years, I looked for audio books specifically because I'm disabled by spinal cord injury. All to aware that my brain will never catch on to the fact that my body doesn't perform as fast as it once did (ordinary activity is extraordinarily time consuming for me) I've discovered via audio books, I can do what I have to do as well as enjoy books at the same time. The Dhammapada is said to be one of the canonical books for the Buddhists and this version was translated into English from the original Pali by Max Mueller, who is apparently very well regarded for his work on this book. I found this speaker's version on LibriVox was more pleasing to my ear than their Version One and was pleased to find it here on the Internet Archive so I could listen without downloading and then trying to find an appropriate player. For now I've chosen the four star rating mostly because I've listened to only to one other audio version so I have little basis for comparison. Once I've experienced several other versions, I'll upgrade or downgrade the 4 stars accordingly, meanwhile, my gratitude goes to this contributing reader.

well read


(4.5 stars)

well read, thank you.


(5 stars)

great, consistent reader and great book

very good with interest and learning


(5 stars)