{"product_id":"the-dhammapada","title":"The Dhammapada","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Dhammapada\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the best-known and best-loved works of Buddhist literature, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDhammapada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e forms part of the oldest surviving body of Buddhist writings, and is traditionally regarded as the authentic teachings of the Buddha himself, spoken by him in his lifetime, and memorized and handed on by his followers after his death. A collection of simple verses gathered in themes such as 'awareness', 'fools' and 'old age', the Dhammapada is accessible, instructional and mind-clearing, with lessons in each verse to give ethical advice and to remind the listener of the transience of life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.11 \"W x 7.79 \"H x 0.23 \"D 96 Pages Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eABOUT THE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAUTHOR(S):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"full_description\" id=\"full_description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-item clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003eIntroduction by: \u003cspan\u003eJuan Mascaró\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003eTranslated by: \u003cspan\u003eJuan Mascaró\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tm-info-text-style\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-item clearfix\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors-item clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003eThe improbable life story of Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904) included a peculiarly gothic childhood in Ireland during which he was successively abandoned by his mother, his father and his guardian; two decades in the United States, where he worked as a journalist and was sacked for marrying a former slave; and a long period in Japan, where he married a Japanese woman and wrote about Japanese society and aesthetics for a Western readership. His ghost stories, which were drawn from Japanese folklore and influenced by Buddhist beliefs, appeared in collections throughout the 1890s and 1900s. He is a much celebrated figure in Japan.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003eHermann Pálsson\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-name\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='tad-author-content\" false'\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJoan Mascaró\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, generally known as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (8 December 1897 – 19 March 1987) was a \u003c\/span\u003eSpanish\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etranslator\u003cspan\u003e. He used the Spanish spelling of his name (Juan) because the Catalan spelling (Joan) is the same as that of the female English name \"Joan\".\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tad-author-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Witches Sage LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154921111800,"sku":"44284","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7336\/5752\/files\/TheDhammapada.jpg?v=1760471888","url":"https:\/\/gypsyparlors.com\/products\/the-dhammapada","provider":"Gypsy Parlor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}