  the dhammapada (pÄli;  dhammapada;see, e.g., the gÄndhÄrÄ« dharmapada (gdhp), verses 301, 302, in: brough (1962/2001), p. 166; and, Änandajoti (2007), ch. 4, "pupphavagga" (retrieved 25 november 2008 from "ancient buddhist texts" at http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/buddhist-texts/c3-comparative-dhammapada/cd-04-puppha.htm).  dharmapada) is a collection of sayings of the buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known buddhist scriptures. the original version of the dhammapada is in the khuddaka nikaya, a division of the pali canon of theravada buddhism. the buddhist scholar and commentator buddhaghosa explains that each saying recorded in the collection was made on a different occasion in response to a unique situation that had arisen in the life of the buddha and his monastic community. his commentary, the dhammapada atthakatha, presents the details of these events and is a rich source of legend for the life and times of the buddha.this commentary is translated into english as buddhist legends by e w burlingame. ==title== the title, "dhammapada," is a compound term composed of dhamma and pada, each word having a number of denotations and connotations. generally, dhamma can refer to the buddha's "doctrine" or an "eternal truth" or "righteousness" or all "phenomena";see, e.g., rhys davids & stede (1921-25), pp. 335-39, entry "dhamma," retrieved 25 november 2008 from "u. chicago" at http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.1:1:2654.pali. and, at its root, pada means "foot" and thus by extension, especially in this context, means either "path" or "verse" (cf. "prosodic foot") or both.see, e.g., rhys davids & stede (1921-25), p. 408, entry "pada," retrieved 25 november 2008 from "u. chicago" at http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2:1:1516.pali. english translations of this text's title have used various combinations of these and related words.see, for instance, c.a.f rhys david's "verses on dhamma," kalupahana's "the path of righteousness," norman's "the word of the doctrine," woodward's "the buddha's path of virtue," and other titles identified below at "english translations".see also fronsdal (2005), pp. xiii-xiv. fronsdal, p. xiv, further comments: "... if we translate the title based on how the term dhammapada is used in the verses [see dhp verses 44, 45, 102], it should prob
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