The first chapter of verses from the Dhammapada, a classic collection of concise teachings from the Buddha.

Listen to this sutta read by Gil Fronsdal (04'49" 1.7 MB)

Recorded by the reader in Feb 2006 . Translated from the Pali by Gil Fronsdal. From »The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations, edited by Gil Fronsdal (Boston: »Shambhala Publications, 2005). Text is copyright © 2005 Shambhala Publications. Courtesy of, and with permission from, the author.