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  <title><![CDATA[The Dhammapada (Penguin Classics)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Dhammapada&lt;/i&gt; is often considered the most representative example of the Buddha's teachings. A key to the fundamentals of early Buddhist philosophy, it has been translated into more languages than any other Buddhist text.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1963</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>The Dhammapada</original_title>
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    <name><![CDATA[Greg]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 22 09:11:50 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jun 27 10:50:33 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really appreciate the accuracy of S. Radhakrishnan's translations.  His translation of the Upanishads is excellent as is his translation of the Gita.  This particular volume is an excellent rendition of the Dhammapada.  As a philosopher, he wrote a lengthy introduction to the doctrines of Therevad...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2253330">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26559606">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mindy]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Those seeking a good first experience with Buddhist scripture.]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 07 13:17:31 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 07 13:27:02 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I chose this version of The Dhammapada b/c of the excellent reviews Glenn Wallis' translation and exegesis received. I was not disappointed. This is an excellent introduction to Buddhist scripture!]]></body>
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    <review id="478493">
    <user id="42798">
    <name><![CDATA[tighe]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Boone, NC]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[everyone]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 29 07:13:42 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Mar 29 07:13:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very reflective and wholesome moral truths for living, quite a fresh read in the world of inconsequential candy reads.  While one might not agree with every Buddhist principle for living, as I myself don't, the general truths that you pick up and contemplate throughout the day are hard to escape.  E...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/478493">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10193617">
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    <name><![CDATA[Karey]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Orem, UT]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 09 17:53:13 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 09 17:53:57 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There is always room for compassion.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10193617?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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    <review id="55511900">
    <user id="2249729">
    <name><![CDATA[Pertiegurlie]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat May 09 15:39:23 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 09 15:45:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The majority of the Buddha's teachings parallel the Ahadith of Islam, it was fascinating and shows how the underlying message of all faiths is essentially the same. I would recommend it to anyone. Very lovely read, makes you feel fulfilled. I love the parables, especially. They really drive the poin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55511900">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4571795">
    <user id="280673">
    <name><![CDATA[Paul]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Aug 14 23:07:16 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's not up for review. ]]></body>
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    <review id="23513446">
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    <name><![CDATA[Abailart]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Liverpool, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jun 02 08:41:53 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[To read forever.]]></body>
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    <review id="56929494">
    <user id="2343573">
    <name><![CDATA[Angie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu May 21 22:37:41 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 28 19:53:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;We are what we think.<br/>All that we are arises with our thoughts.<br/>With our thoughts we make the world.&quot;<br/><br/>I had not heard of the Dhammapada until my friend Legdup pulled out a worn copy from the inside of his wallet. &quot;It's always with me,&quot; he said.<br/><br/>I ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56929494">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36912713">
    <user id="1535090">
    <name><![CDATA[Warun]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[every buddhest ]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[I had to read it for a class]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 04 13:29:12 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 04 14:12:56 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[this was a  spiritually fulfilling book.it helped me understand the life of the Buddha and the reasoning behind his actions and spiritual life decisions.Siddhartha is the son of a Brahmin's sun who ventures of because he wanted to live the life of samana  who are wondering monks who live their life ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36912713">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="16926156">
    <user id="772359">
    <name><![CDATA[Lucian]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 03 14:51:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 23 16:13:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Dhammapada is a distillation of early Buddhist teachings in verse. This translation, by Glenn Wallis, is both clear and accessible, while it retains the air of poetry in this free verse form. It is an enjoyable and enlightening work of didactic poetry that conveys the sense of the teachings of t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16926156">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50520436">
    <user id="1225537">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[the novice or casual reader interested in the basics of Buddhism.]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[My friend Sara]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 26 10:44:00 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 12 09:45:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book serves as an excellent introduction to Buddhism for the casual reader.  Clear and easy to understand, Wallis's translation of the Dhammapada lays out the principles of detachment and restraint plainly and in elegant metaphors.<br/><br/>This translation is more suited to instruction than ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50520436">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="70639473">
    <user id="2721144">
    <name><![CDATA[Chuck]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[nowhere, CA, Korea, Republic of]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Sep 09 14:42:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this in tandem with the Bhagavad Gita and the Dhammapada, and it makes a lot of sense in that context along with the introductions to each book, which help to explain the upcoming passage.<br/><br/>It's not a book for &quot;reading&quot; any more than the Bible or the Bhagavad Gita would be, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70639473">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="45815280">
    <user id="2002005">
    <name><![CDATA[Bill]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Round Lake, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[At the risk of sounding stupid, I think I prefer the writing of Buddhist authors like Joseph Goldstein or Jon Kabat-Zinn to the actual words of the Buddha himself.  That being said, this is a clear enough translation of the Dhammapada, although I have not yet read any other translations.]]></body>
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    <review id="76863664">
    <user id="2858665">
    <name><![CDATA[Laura]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Nov 11 06:10:32 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a keeper and one I plan to re-read many times; a little each day. There are many translations of this timeless advice, but this translation team did an excellent job of making the Dhammapada accessible for the modern western reader. Thank you, thank you!<br/>Highly recommended for the seeke...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76863664">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53081742">
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    <name><![CDATA[Espresso]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Apr 21 18:02:10 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a book with clear insight into mankind, a book that a person can never stop reading because on each attempt something new comes to the surface with a reminder that enlightenment cannot be attained through sloth and remaining within the comfortable confines of the status quo.]]></body>
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    <review id="32621320">
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    <name><![CDATA[Lindsay]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Dhammapada is a sure guide to nothing less than the highest goal life can offer: self-realization.  The basic theme is the philosophy of Buddhism which includes: leading a moral life, being mindful and aware of one’s thoughts and actions, and developing wisdom and understanding.   The Dhammapa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32621320">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a gift.  The gratitude I feel for this beautiful and tiny masterpiece is hard to even write about.  I read this book every day, and that never feels like a waste of time.  As often as I encounter the same words, they never feel redundant (the me that approaches them is ever-fresh, too, I suppos...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53862118">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I skimmed through this because I'd borrowed it quickly while the somebody else who was receivng it permanently was going to be a couple of weeks getting back to its previous owner.  It is a book simply with hundreds of little aphorisms (sayings of the Buddha), the large majority of which have a deep...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64062668">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In my opinion, this is one of the most profound and inspiring Buddhist texts. Each verse expresses a beautiful, profound and simple truth about life and how to effectively manage your emotions and spirituality. ]]></body>
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