PENGUIN CLASSICS

THE DHAMMAPADA

VALERIE J. ROEBUCK was born in Hertfordshire in 1950. She studied at the University of Cambridge, where she was awarded a BA (Hons.) in Oriental Studies, specializing in Sanskrit and other Indian languages, and a PhD for a thesis on South Indian bronzes. A freelance scholar and lecturer, she is an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Manchester and an Associate Member of the Centre for the History of Religion in Asia at Cardiff University. Dr Roebuck has a broad interest in Indian language, culture and religion. She is a Buddhist, practising and teaching meditation in the Samatha tradition, and is involved in interfaith work in Manchester. Her previous publications include The Circle of Stars: An Introduction to Indian Astrology (Element Books, 1992). She also translated the Upaniṣads for Penguin Classics.