Dear Dimitry and friends,

as far as I know, the work is compiled by Ven. Weragoda Sarada. I
understand the stories by Daw Mya Tin is an abridged version. But, to
me, Ven. Weragoda's version is similarly short. The source is the
commentary written by Buddhaghosa.

I will download the illustrated version tomorrow at school. The
english verses are contained in that version. I agree Daw's verses is
clear and correct representation.

metta,
Yong Peng

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Dimitry A. Ivakhnenko wrote:
>There are many good stuff for download from Buddhanet:
>http://www.buddhanet.net/ebooks_s.htm
>The book "Treasury of Truth - Dhammapada" is a very good
>book, it contains the pali verses and explanation of the
>pali terms, english translation of the verses, and the
>stories accompanying each verse.

Do you know who is the real translator of the stories?
The version at http://web.ukonline.co.uk/buddhism/dmpada.htm by Daw
Mya Tin seems more like original work to me, and the translation of
the verses is better.