Compiled shortly after the Buddha's death around 400 BCE, the Dhammapada is the most widely read Buddhist scripture in the world. 423 verses organized into 26 chapters by theme — practical, direct, and demanding. No mythology, no cosmology. Just the mechanics of mind and the path out of suffering.
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Context
Compiled
~400 BCE
Language
Pali
Canon
Khuddaka Nikaya
Verses
423
Chapters
26
Tradition
Theravada Buddhism
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"Mind is the forerunner of all actions." — Dhammapada 1