The Dhammapada: The Essential Teachings of the Buddha

This book is a beautiful anthology of proverbs and aphorisms which are considered to be as close to the Buddha's own words as we can ever reach. In more than 400 verses the Buddha clearly expounds his noble path of virtue for every man. This foundation scripture teaches the supreme doctrine of nirvana and the way to the highest possible happiness for mankind. Oxford professor Dr. Max Müller, a great scholar and Orientalist, did the translation.