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Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha (Shambhala Pocket Classics) Paperback – November 9, 1993
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- Print length144 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherShambhala
- Publication dateNovember 9, 1993
- Dimensions3 x 0.35 x 4.52 inches
- ISBN-100877739668
- ISBN-13978-0877739661
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- Publisher : Shambhala; Later Printing Used edition (November 9, 1993)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 144 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0877739668
- ISBN-13 : 978-0877739661
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 3 x 0.35 x 4.52 inches
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- #76 in Hinduism (Books)
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Next, I want to talk about the physical quality of the book itself. The book has a solid construction with a strong binding. The cover is rigid yet flexible, and it retains its shape well after being opened. Finally, the pages are pretty thick and NOT see-through, which is great. They don't have a problem with moisture from your hands, for example, and they don't stick together, which makes turning them easy. They also have a nice red outline around each of them, which is very aesthetically pleasing.
Ok, now to the contents of the book. Well, it is the Dhammapada, so it is wonderful of course. Byrom's rendering is truly beautiful and highly readable; I read the whole book in about two hours the day I got it! There have been some who complain that it is not an accurate translation, however. All I can say is that the same message is there; the same images are there. One get's the same teaching from this as from other more literal translations--this one is meant to be more poetic on purpose of course, so it must be credited for that. If one wishes to get the more formal translation, then they are easy enough to find elsewhere. The way I see it, this is a great way to get a unique reading of the same great message, in a wonderful little book that is portable and well made. So, why not go with both? And if you have to really only go with one, I think you would be fine with this one for your own meditations, thoughts, pondering, etc.. Maybe not for formal research where you need to cite the verse numbers (as this one doesn't have the verse numbers), or where a more literal translation is required for quoting the text, but outside of that small group of people who want to use the Dhammapada for research, this rendering by Byrom is a joy to read.
Overall, I highly recommend this little book--a little book with a big message. Just remember what it's written for and you won't be disappointed! "Better than a thousand hollow verses is one verse that brings peace."
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021
Next, I want to talk about the physical quality of the book itself. The book has a solid construction with a strong binding. The cover is rigid yet flexible, and it retains its shape well after being opened. Finally, the pages are pretty thick and NOT see-through, which is great. They don't have a problem with moisture from your hands, for example, and they don't stick together, which makes turning them easy. They also have a nice red outline around each of them, which is very aesthetically pleasing.
Ok, now to the contents of the book. Well, it is the Dhammapada, so it is wonderful of course. Byrom's rendering is truly beautiful and highly readable; I read the whole book in about two hours the day I got it! There have been some who complain that it is not an accurate translation, however. All I can say is that the same message is there; the same images are there. One get's the same teaching from this as from other more literal translations--this one is meant to be more poetic on purpose of course, so it must be credited for that. If one wishes to get the more formal translation, then they are easy enough to find elsewhere. The way I see it, this is a great way to get a unique reading of the same great message, in a wonderful little book that is portable and well made. So, why not go with both? And if you have to really only go with one, I think you would be fine with this one for your own meditations, thoughts, pondering, etc.. Maybe not for formal research where you need to cite the verse numbers (as this one doesn't have the verse numbers), or where a more literal translation is required for quoting the text, but outside of that small group of people who want to use the Dhammapada for research, this rendering by Byrom is a joy to read.
Overall, I highly recommend this little book--a little book with a big message. Just remember what it's written for and you won't be disappointed! "Better than a thousand hollow verses is one verse that brings peace."
Yielding like the earth
Joyous and clear like the lake
Still as the stone at the door
He is free from life and death.
So much beauty, clarity and inspiration in this tiny book! Thomas Byrom's translation is good, and the Shambhala Pocket Classics edition is so cute it makes me happy just looking at it. Having said that, there is no commentary or explanation of the verses save for a very brief intro, making this volume most suitable to those already familiar with the Buddha's teaching (especially those practicing meditation!) Otherwise the sayings might seem terse and obscure. It's one thing to read words on a page, another to KNOW them by direct experience. I find some verses strike an immediate chord--like the one quoted above--where others fly right over my head, thus ensuring many future readings. I like to take this lil treasure on solitary hiking and backbacking trips so that I can ponder the Buddha's words in the quietude of nature, then sit to meditate cross-legged at the root of a tree like so many sages of old. "For he who is awake/Has shown you the way of peace/Give yourself to the journey." I highly recommend the Dhammapada for anyone following this ancient path.
Anyway, it's a great little book. I find it hard to imagine a printing of the Dhammapada much better than this one.