Buddhist Scripture in Pali & English Translation for Western Students: 51 Key Dhammapada Verses, Eightfold Path, Metta Sutta
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, In this album, you will hear the beauty and power of Pali recitations from Early Buddhist texts and scriptures. Buddhist practitioners all over the world will recognize the sutta [sutra] selections and other recitations. Many have never heard these scriptures in a way that aspires to be faithful to Sakyamuni Buddha’s spoken tongue. Buddha spoke and preached in the vernacular of the Magadh region of India. Therefore, it is often said that he spoke in the language Magadhi, which was systematized into the written and spoken language of Pali.

Dr. Dharmakirti, an eminent Buddhist scholar, public figure and social change activist in India provides the Pali recitation in crisp traditional cadence. His is a rare skill that may soon go extinct if new generations of Pali students do not carry on the tradition.

Brief Descriptions of Tracks

* Fundamentals of Dhamma [Dharma] and practice -- the four noble truths, the eightfold path and the five precepts.

* Three Refuges. Invocation, and then recited thrice in traditional format. Concludes with slower recitation for learning purposes.

* Two teachings from the Buddha. The first is Buddha’s First Sermon at Deer Park called the “Dhamma Chakka Pavattana Sutta” (Discourse Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion) and the second is his Great Blessing called “Mahaamangal Sutta.” These teachings are provided for an experience of the elegance of the Pali language. English translations are not provided.

* 51 verses of the Dhammapada. The Dhammapada is a crucial part of Early Buddhist texts called the TripiTaka. Beginning Buddhist practitioners often approach the 423 verses of the Dhammapada and feel intimidated by its size. Here I have chosen 51 verses that give the breadth of this venerable scripture in a form that many will find more manageable.

* Sutta of Loving-Kindness, which is called the Metta Sutta. The track begins with the English translation, then gives the Pali version, and then repeats the English translation once more.

For the Dhammapada and Metta Sutta, we have offered translations that are far more gender neutral than previous translations. In some cases we have retained the words “he, him, and his” if no good, contextual alternate could be found.

This album is primarily about exposing listeners to Pali recitations, and not teaching listeners how to speak Pali. An education in speaking Pali is best done in a live student-teacher relationship. We hope that an appreciation of Pali recitations can support a practitioner’s sense of connection to the Dhamma. Feeling such a connection may help some to reside in the Dhamma more firmly, which ultimately must be perpetuated by individual practice and social action. We hope this album contributes in some small way.

One final note. This album is a joint family affair. The translation editor, Mrs. Nisha Gautam, is my wife, and Dr. Dharmakirti is Nisha’s father. We offer this album as a family who cares about the practice and heritage of Buddhist teachings. Making this album drew us closer together, and we feel grateful to have experienced Buddhism as a path that involves family and community as well as a path that fosters individual liberation.

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