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Lord Dhammapada: The Essence of buddha teachings

Dharmmapada is the collection of Buddhist teachings in short story format. It is derived from Tripitaka, the entire collection of Buddhist scriptures. From the vast collection, inspirational teachings which carry the essence of Buddhas messages are collected as Dharmapada. It consists of 26 chapters with 423 versus. These stories carries lessons with great moral values. For centuries these stories have been used by monks to inspire and teach common people, parents to guide their children to moral way and to entertain. Still there is no evidence that whether these have any historical facts or merely outcomes of imagination. Anyway  It is advised to see the moral lessons they convey instead of seeking their history. This ebook consists 32 dhammapada stories including the story of Angulimala, story of the fickle-minded monk etc.
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