The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom
Chapters 4-26: 30 pg- 82 pg Chapter four is an entire chapter written in a metaphor describing life and oneself as a “flower”. “Like a beautiful flower full of color but without fragrance, even so, fruitless are the fair words of one who does not practice them”, (chapter 4:51). Verse 52 claims that one who does practices the words of Buddha becomes “fruitful”.
Chapter nine starts with the name “evil”. This chapter mostly refers to the evil of mankind as a whole and what one should and should not do. One particular part says “Should a person commit evil let him not do it again and again. Let him not find pleasure therein, for painful is the accumulation of evil”, (Chapter 9:117). This doesn’t explain to reader how they are to “stop” an evil doer from committing evil deeds. Is the evil doers supposed to be “punished” for his deed? …show more content…
This one talks about that one would not kill another in any situation. We should all fear violence and death because “life is dear to all”, (Chapter 10:130). “Fully worn out is this body, a nest of disease, and fragile. This foul mass breaks up, for death is the end of life”. (chapter 11:148) Old age will come and take away our lives. Old age ina inevitable thing that one cannot run away from. Even the most beautiful of things wither away. Those who do not live a fulfilling life, (in this case Holy) will just die of old
Chapters 4-26: 30 pg- 82 pg Chapter four is an entire chapter written in a metaphor describing life and oneself as a “flower”. “Like a beautiful flower full of color but without fragrance, even so, fruitless are the fair words of one who does not practice them”, (chapter 4:51). Verse 52 claims that one who does practices the words of Buddha becomes “fruitful”.
Chapter nine starts with the name “evil”. This chapter mostly refers to the evil of mankind as a whole and what one should and should not do. One particular part says “Should a person commit evil let him not do it again and again. Let him not find pleasure therein, for painful is the accumulation of evil”, (Chapter 9:117). This doesn’t explain to reader how they are to “stop” an evil doer from committing evil deeds. Is the evil doers supposed to be “punished” for his deed? …show more content…
This one talks about that one would not kill another in any situation. We should all fear violence and death because “life is dear to all”, (Chapter 10:130). “Fully worn out is this body, a nest of disease, and fragile. This foul mass breaks up, for death is the end of life”. (chapter 11:148) Old age will come and take away our lives. Old age ina inevitable thing that one cannot run away from. Even the most beautiful of things wither away. Those who do not live a fulfilling life, (in this case Holy) will just die of old