A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

of the text, including all the metrical information that helped in
choosing the readings. I have also read in the text and am
making it available as mp3 files, so that students can hear what
the text and the metres sound like.
The Text and Translation edition on the other hand leaves out
all the metrical information, and presents the text with the Pāḷi
and the translation line by line, and gives a translation of the
alternative readings, whenever they differed from the adopted
text. This is useful for students, who want to gain access to the
original language, but for whom a translation is still a necessary
help.
The English-only edition is for those who simply want to read
and understand the teachings that are contained in the verses, or
are seeking advice on the best way of living their everyday lives.
I have included the Pāḷi in this edition, but I have deliberately
avoided annotation here so that the message can be better
conveyed, and also because this section is being published as
audio .mp3 files, where annotation is superfluous. This edition is
also available in .epub and .mobi formats for your eReader.
I have complemented the various editions by adding in various
hyperlinked indexes that help access the material, and that are
contained in the most relevant edition. There are also separate
introductions to the different versions, giving extra and relevant
information.
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