A collection of aphoristic verses attributed to the Buddha's own sayings, on mastering the mind and escaping suffering through right conduct.
Books that mention The Dhammapada (3)
Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan: Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn: “'If a man conquer in battle a thousand times a thousand and another conquer himself, he who conquers himself is the greatest of conquerors.' 'Not even a god can change into defeat the victory of the man who has vanquished himself.'”
In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn: “The meaning of this proverb is identical with that of the Dhammapada verse:--"If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him as the wheel follows the foot of the ox that draws the carriage."”
Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan by Lafcadio Hearn: “came a memory of the two hundred and fifteenth verse of the Dhammapada: "From love comes grief; from grief comes fear: one who is free from love knows neither grief nor fear."”