The Dhammapada: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Dhammapada, credited to Translated by F. Max Muller, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Dhammapeda, translated by F. Max Muller. The Dhammapada is is a Buddhist scripture, containing 423 verses in 26 categories. According to tradition, these are verses spoken by the Buddha on various occasions, most of which deal with ethics. It is is considered one of the most important pieces of Theravada literature. Despite this, the Dhammapada is read by many Mahayana Buddhists and remains a very popular text across all schools of Buddhism. - Excerpted from Wikipedia

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Dhammapada
• Author credits: Translated by F. Max Muller
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 7
• Listed recording duration: 1:42:34

Catalogue topics

• fiction
• religion
• poetry
• philosophy
• buddhism

Track guide

1. 01 - Chapters 1-4 — 14:37
2. 02 - Chapters 5-8 — 10:52
3. 03 - Chapters 9-14 — 19:16
4. 04 - Chapters 15-18 — 13:31
5. 05 - Chapters 19-22 — 17:01
6. 06 - Chapters 23-25 — 16:45
7. 07 - Chapter 26 — 10:36

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