The Dhammapada: Buddhist philosophy by Buddha, Irving Babbitt

By Buddha, Irving Babbitt

The 423 verses within the assortment referred to as The Dhammapada (pada: "the way"; dhamma: "the teaching"; accordingly, "The direction of Truth") are attributed to the Buddha himself and shape the essence of the ethics of Buddhist philosophy.

there are various English translations of The Dhammapada, yet this model by way of Irving Babbitt, for a few years professor at Harvard and founder, with Paul Elmer extra, of the stream often called "New Humanism," concentrates at the profound poetic caliber of the verses and conveys, probably greater than the other, a lot of the power of the unique Pali textual content. Babbitt committed decades to this translation––it used to be a hard work of affection. with his essay on "Buddha and the Occident," that is additionally integrated during this version, The Dhammapada used to be one of many simple parts of his view of global historical past, a view which has encouraged leaders of inspiration as various as Newton Arvin, Walter Lippmann, David Riesman and T. S. Eliot. Eliot, certainly, as soon as wrote that "to were a pupil of Babbitt's is to stay continually in that position."

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When thy impurities are blown away, and thou art free from guilt, thou wilt enter into the heavenly world of the elect. 237. Thy life has come to an end, thou art come near to Death (Yama), there is no resting place for thee on the road, and thou hast no provision for thy journey. 238. Make thyself an island, exert thyself and that promptly, be wise! When thy impurities are blown away and thou art free from guilt, thou will not again enter into birth and decay. 239. Let a wise man blow away his own impurities as a smith blows away the impurities of silver, one by one, little by little, and from instant to instant.

57. Of the people thus excellently virtuous, abiding in earnestness and emancipated through true knowledge, Māra (the tempter) never finds the way. 58, 59. As on a heap of rubbish cast upon the highway the lotus will grow full of sweet perfume and delight, thus the disciple of the truly enlightened Buddha shines forth by his knowledge among those who are like rubbish, among the people who walk in darkness. CHAPTER V THE FOOL 60. Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a league to him who is tired; long is the round of rebirth to the foolish who do not know the true Law.

The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by lust: therefore a gift bestowed on those who are free from lust brings great reward. 357. The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by hatred: therefore a gift bestowed on those who do not hate brings great reward. 358. The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by delusion: therefore a gift bestowed on those who are free from delusion brings great reward. 359. The fields are damaged by weeds, mankind is damaged by craving: therefore a gift bestowed on those who are free from craving, brings great reward.

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