The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran Featuring an Introduction including the story of the young Siddhartha and his heroic spiritual quest, this new edition of Easwarans bestselling translation of the classic Buddhist text The Dhammapada is reliable, readable, and profound. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Eknath Easwarans translation of The Dhammapadain paperback is the bestseller among comparable translations. A second edition was published in 2007.Sales for Easwarans "Classics of Indian Spirituality" series:The Bhagavad Gita 235,000 units net, 33,400 units last yearThe Upanishads 110,000 units net, 14,400 units last yearThe Dhammapada 70,000 units net, 7,850 units last yearAbout Easwarans The Dhammapada paperbackSales and Market Share: Sales of 7,000 per year 27% share of total US market for Dhammapada translations and commentaries Sells twice as many as the second best-selling translation Whats special about this book: Clear, accessible, reliable translation Comprehensive, 85-page introduction gives an overview of the Buddhas teachings that is penetrating and clear Introduction includes the story of the young Siddhartha and his heroic spiritual quest Readers: Academic courses, e.g. Philosophy, Asian Studies, Religious Studies Yoga schools Readers interested in philosophy, spirituality, Buddhism, Hinduism, religion Author Biography Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999) brings to this volume a rare combination of credentials. He was trained from an early age in Sanskrit, of which Pali, the language of the Buddha, is a simplified version. Later he studied English literature and was chairman of the English department at a major Indian university when he came to the United States on a Fulbright fellowship in 1959. Huston Smith writes, "His Indian heritage, literary gifts, and spiritual sensibilities here produce a sublime rendering of the words of the Buddha. Verse after verse shimmers with quiet, confident authority."In 1961 Easwaran founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation in California, and in 1967, at the University of California, Berkeley, he taught the first academic course on meditation ever offered for credit at a major American university. He continued to teach passage meditation and his eight-point program for spiritual living to an American and international audience for almost forty years. His thirty-three books on meditation and the classics of world mysticism are translated into twenty-five languages.From the mid-1970s onwards, Easwaran held classes on the Dhammapada for a primarily American audience. A gifted teacher, he was able to anticipate the problems that Western readers may have with the concepts underlying the classics of Indian spirituality, and to explain them in fresh and profoundly simple ways. But for Easwaran the Dhammapada was not just of intellectual interest. His main qualification for interpreting the Dhammapada, he said, was that he knew from his own experience that these verses could truly transform our lives. Review "No one in modern times is more qualified – no, make that as qualified – to translate the epochal Classics of Indian Spirituality than Eknath Easwaran. And the reason is clear. It is impossible to get to the heart of those classics unless you live them, and he did live them. My admiration of the man and his works is boundless." – Huston Smith, author of The Worlds Religions Long Description Eknath Easwarans translation of The Dhammapada in paperback is the bestseller among comparable translations. A second edition was published in 2007. Sales for Easwarans "Classics of Indian Spirituality" series: The Bhagavad Gita - 235,000 units net, 33,400 units last year The Upanishads - 110,000 units net, 14,400 units last year The Dhammapada - 70,000 units net, 7,850 units last year About Easwarans The Dhammapada paperback Sales and Market Share: * Sales of 7,000 per year * 27% share of total US market for Dhammapada translations and commentaries * Sells twice as many as the second best-selling translation Whats special about this book: * Clear, accessible, reliable translation * Comprehensive, 85-page introduction gives an overview of the Buddhas teachings that is penetrating and clear * Introduction includes the story of the young Siddhartha and his heroic spiritual quest Readers: * Academic courses, e.g. Philosophy, Asian Studies, Religious Studies * Yoga schools * Readers interested in philosophy, spirituality, Buddhism, Hinduism, religion Review Quote "No one in modern times is more qualified - no, make that as qualified - to translate the epochal Classics of Indian Spirituality than Eknath Easwaran. And the reason is clear. It is impossible to get to the heart of those classics unless you live them, and he did live them. My admiration of the man and his works is boundless." - Huston Smith, author of The Worlds Religions Description for Sales People Eknath Easwarans translation of The Dhammapada in paperback is the bestseller among comparable translations. A second edition was published in 2007. Sales for Easwarans "Classics of Indian Spirituality" series: The Bhagavad Gita - 235,000 units net, 33,400 units last year The Upanishads - 110,000 units net, 14,400 units last year The Dhammapada - 70,000 units net, 7,850 units last year About Easwarans The Dhammapada paperback Sales and Market Share: * Sales of 7,000 per year * 27% share of total US market for Dhammapada translations and commentaries * Sells twice as many as the second best-selling translation Whats special about this book: * Clear, accessible, reliable translation * Comprehensive, 85-page introduction gives an overview of the Buddhas teachings that is penetrating and clear * Introduction includes the story of the young Siddhartha and his heroic spiritual quest Readers: * Academic courses, e.g. Philosophy, Asian Studies, Religious Studies * Yoga schools * Readers interested in philosophy, spirituality, Buddhism, Hinduism, religion Details ISBN1586381393 Author Eknath Easwaran Pages 280 Publisher Nilgiri Press Year 2019 ISBN-10 1586381393 ISBN-13 9781586381394 Format Hardcover Language English Series Number 3 Imprint Nilgiri Press Place of Publication Tomales Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2019-09-26 US Release Date 2019-09-26 Publication Date 2019-09-26 UK Release Date 2019-09-26 Edition Description Second Edition Series Easwarans Classics of Indian Spirituality Alternative 9781586380205 DEWEY 294.382322 Audience General AU Release Date 2019-11-18 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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