Please Advise me!!!

[Yan Naing Soe Nyunt]

Dear Respectful Teachers
I am a student from yangon university, specializing English in Master course.
I am making a thesis on the title " A study on the use of allegory and exemplum in Dhammapada".
I am indecisive now which of the translations to be used, in order to preserve the essence of Theravada .
Please give me some advice.
Yan Naing Soe Nyunt
[email protected]

[santa100]

Some resources you might find helpful:

1. 2 translations by Venerables Thanissaro and Buddharakkhita:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
2. Word-for-word Pali to English translation (with detail Vocabulary/Grammar analysis):
http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/en/ ... _pali3.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[manas]

Some resources you might find helpful:

1. 2 translations by Venerables Thanissaro and Buddharakkhita:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
2. Word-for-word Pali to English translation (with detail Vocabulary/Grammar analysis):
http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/en/ ... _pali3.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Santa,
I just began studying Pali, and that second link - the one with all the grammar and etymology laid out so well - will be such a useful resource to me, thanks for providing that!

[cooran]

Hello Yan Naing Soe Nyunt,

This might be of assistance:

Dhammapada Resources
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1025" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Which Translation of the Dhammapada is Best?
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=9222" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

with metta
Chris

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

I am indecisive now which of the translations to be used, in order to preserve the essence of Theravada .

The links provided by Cooran provide useful recommendations.

I mainly just wanted to write thank you for your thoroughness in this task... there are some translations of the Dhammapada which are not particularly faithful to the original, as well as many done from outside the Theravada tradition. The use of poor translation(s) could have jeopardised the benefit derivable from your investigations.

Metta,
Retro.