The Dhammapada—a sacred collection of 423 verses attributed to the Buddha, offering timeless guidance on mindfulness, compassion, and wisdom. Translated by F. Max Müller, narrated by Mark Cassidy.

📖 About the Work

The Dhammapada is one of the earliest and most widely read texts in the Pali Canon. Composed of 423 verses divided into 26 thematic chapters, it covers mindfulness, desire, anger, happiness, and the self. Simple, poetic, and deeply profound, these teachings have guided millions for over two millennia with their clarity and universal wisdom on living an ethical, examined life.

✍️ About the Translator

Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) was a German-born philologist and Orientalist who played a major role in introducing Eastern spiritual texts to the Western world. His work on the Sacred Books of the East series remains a landmark in comparative religion and linguistics.

🎙️ Narration

Mark Cassidy delivers gentle, distraction-free narration with full on-screen subtitles—perfect for meditation, study, or peaceful listening.

📚 Timestamps

• 00:00:00 – The Dhammapada
• 00:00:13 – Chapter 1: The Twin-Verses
• 00:04:22 – Chapter 2: On Earnestness
• 00:06:48 – Chapter 3: Thought
• 00:08:54 – Chapter 4: Flowers
• 00:11:54 – Chapter 5: The Fool
• 00:14:59 – Chapter 6: The Wise Man (Pandita)
• 00:17:45 – Chapter 7: The Venerable (Arhat)
• 00:19:43 – Chapter 8: The Thousands
• 00:22:37 – Chapter 9: Evil
• 00:25:12 – Chapter 10: Punishment
• 00:28:23 – Chapter 11: Old Age
• 00:30:26 – Chapter 12: Self
• 00:32:23 – Chapter 13: The World
• 00:34:25 – Chapter 14: The Buddha (The Awakened)
• 00:37:39 – Chapter 15: Happiness
• 00:39:46 – Chapter 16: Pleasure
• 00:41:46 – Chapter 17: Anger
• 00:44:07 – Chapter 18: Impurity
• 00:47:56 – Chapter 19: The Just
• 00:50:45 – Chapter 20: The Way
• 00:53:51 – Chapter 21: Miscellaneous
• 00:56:40 – Chapter 22: The Downward Course
• 00:59:24 – Chapter 23: The Elephant
• 01:02:05 – Chapter 24: Thirst
• 01:07:41 – Chapter
• 25: The Bhikshu (Mendicant)
• 01:11:54 – Chapter 26: The Brahmana (Arhat)

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