Dhammapada (Illustrated)

by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero | 1993 | 341,201 words | ISBN-10: 9810049382 | ISBN-13: 9789810049386

The English translation of the Dhammapada, representing the fundamentals of the Buddhist way of life. It leads its reader not only to a happy and useful life here and hereafter but also to the achievement of life’s purpose “Summum Bonum” the Goal Supreme. The Dhammapada is the second book of the Khuddaka Nikaya (Minor Collection) of the Sutta Pitak...

Ven. Dr. Kirinde Dhammananda Maha Nayaka Thero

Foreword by Ven. Dr. Kirinde Dhammananda Maha Nayaka Thero
Chief Prelate Malaysia (Ph.D., D.Litt.)

I find myself in a specially privileged position to recognize fully

and completely, the magnititude of the undertaking of Ven. Weragoda Sarada Maha Thero–Chief Incumbent of the Buddhist Mediation Centre, Singapore–who is the author of “The Treasury of Truth” translation of The Dhammapada.

Objectively viewed, the current translation of the Dhammapada, authored by Ven. W. Sarada Maha Thero, is way ahead of all the other renderings of this great work, for several very important reasons.

“The Treasury of Truth”, marks the first-ever occasion when all of the 423 stanzas have been illustrated with pictures especially commissioned for this work.

This series of illustrations will have particular appeal to the youthful readers of our day as they are keenly attuned to visual communication. Viewed this way, the present translation of Dhammapada will invariably provide a wholesome sense of direction to those bewildered generations of our time, leading them in the path to higher moral and spiritual achievements.

The present work lends itself readily to an in-depth study of this religious classic of mankind, to the great delight of both the scholar and the student.

Ven. Weragoda Sarada Maha Thero–the individual behind this outstanding gift to the world of religion and culture, is a remarkable person endowed with exceptional talents. Spreading the word of the Buddha abroad is his avowed life’s mission. The global success of his Buddhist publications is further enhanced by “Treasury of Truth”, which, to my mind, is his climactic work to date.

He has 68 Buddhist books to his credit, and he continues to pursue his publication programme with ever accelarating vigour, for the “greater happiness and the greater well-being of the masses” (bahujanahitāya, bahujanasukhāya).

My earnest wish is the author of this work, Ven. W. Sarada Maha Thero, may be blessed with long life and sound health enabling him to spread the word of the Buddha far and wide. May the “Treasury of Truth” be a beacon light guiding the path of today’s generations and of the generations to come.

Ven. Dr. Kirinde Dhammananda Maha Nayaka Thero

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