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								        | Dhammapada  (Dhammapada ) |   |  
								        | (Language:  Pali) |  
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											        | Short Description: | a collection of verses composed in Pali giving the foundation of Buddhist moral philosophy |  
													| Long Description: | a collection of 423 verses, composed in Pali, giving the foundation of Buddhist moral philosophy; considered to be a central text of Shakyamuni Buddha’s teaching. |  
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													| Source(s): | The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima , by  Ishwar C. Harris |  
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