Abstract:
This study aimed at: studying the method of presenting dhammapada content in the Buddha's sermon from the 1-4 th Dharmapadattathakatha translation books; and collecting and categorizing phrakatha in the Buddha's sermon from the 1-4th Dharmapadathattakatha translation books. The findings were as follows: The method of presenting dhammapada content in the Buddha's semon from the 1-4th Dharmapadattathakatha translation books were organized in four procedures including cause for dharma presenting, dhammapada stories telling, summarizing as a phrakatha and further explained, ending with the virtue of listening to dharma: and there were a total of 94 dhammapada and dhammapada stories in the 1-4th Dharmapadattathakatha translation books; so there were all 94 phrakatha which were classified into 8 categories namely, Yamokwak, Appamathawak, Jittawak, Puppawak, Panwak, Bandhitwak, Arhantawak and Sahatsawak.