Bodhi watch... or waiting for the Anguttara

[Ben]

Greetings Ben,

WAIT!

No doubt you'll get it cheaper from Book Depository closer to the release date.

Metta,
Retro.

Thanks Retro, that's an excellent idea.
kind regards,

Ben

[Zom]

Just ordered a copy. I already have the PTS version and refer to it and study it frequently. By far the best Nikaya, in my opinion. The last of the four primary Nikayas to be translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi, he has saved the best for last.

Last? And what about Digha?

[David2]

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[tiltbillings]

Maurice Walshe translated the Digha.

[David2]

Maurice Walshe translated the Digha.

Woops, I'm sorry for my false information, I still have to read that nikaya.

[Zom]

There are some suttas from Digha by Bodhi (like Mahanidana) - and in my opinion they are better than Walshe's.

[tiltbillings]

There are some suttas from Digha by Bodhi (like Mahanidana) - and in my opinion they are better than Walshe's.

Thank you for sharing your opinion.

[Cittasanto]

[David N. Snyder]

Just ordered a copy. I already have the PTS version and refer to it and study it frequently. By far the best Nikaya, in my opinion. The last of the four primary Nikayas to be translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi, he has saved the best for last.

Last? And what about Digha?

Correct, as you and Tilt noted Maurice Walshe translated the Digha for Wisdom Publications. They all have that nice looking "Teachings of the Buddha" series design on all of the updated translations that I thought for a moment that Bhikkhu Bodhi translated that one too. That similar cover design and perhaps that I don't refer back to it as much as the other Nikayas, that I forgot who translated it.

[dhammapal]

More information: http://www.wisdompubs.org/Pages/display ... n=&image=1

Wonderful news! And you can download a 135 page pdf digital preview after ordering!

Bhikkhu Bodhi wrote:
"In AN, persons are as a rule not reduced to mere collections of aggregates, elements and sense-bases, but are treated as real centers of living experience engaged in a heartfelt quest for happiness and freedom from suffering."(from Intro to Samyutta Nikaya)

With metta / dhammapal.

[xinuflux]

Anyone know if a Kindle version will be available in September? All those footnotes make the electronic version nice to have.

[BKh]

A friend of mine just got this reply from Wisdom regarding the Kindle version...

Ebook version of Anguttara Nikaya will probably be available in November/December.

I'm tempted to start a letter writing campaign to encourage them to make the cross references in the notes and all citations hyper linked.

[Suriya]

Thank you everyone the welcome and for the good news! Can't wait for the release

[Sarva]

I see bookdepository.co.uk have an extra 10% discount this week, I wonder if it will work against the pre-order of the Anguttara.

Which others of Ven. Bodhi's book(s) would anyone recommend as a first or essential purchase?

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

Which others of Ven. Bodhi's book(s) would anyone recommend as a first or essential purchase?

If you've not yet got the Majjhima & Samyutta Nikaya, they're worth getting.

Metta,
Retro.

[dhammapal]

Hello everyone,

I decided I couldn't wait another 3 months so I purchased the 1933 Pali Text Society Gradual Sayings F.L. Woodward and E.M. Hare translation.

So far most of the suttas I like most are already on Access to Insight or Nyanaponika Thera's anthologies (Parts I, II & III) so I'm advising people to wait the few more months for Bhikkhu Bodhi's translation.

I'd like to use Bhikkhu Bodhi's Thematic Guide from the NDB Digital Preview pdf but the PTS version has a different chapter numbering system. Does anyone have a link regarding converting one to the other?

Thanks / dhammapal.

[David N. Snyder]

Does anyone have a link regarding converting one to the other?

Access to Insight has the PTS version at the link to the Pali version of the text. For example:

AN 1.21-40: Ekadhamma Suttas — A Single Thing {A i 5; I,iii,1-10; I,iv,1-10} [Thanissaro].

I believe the A i 5 refers to PTS AN volume 1, page 5. But you can only see the conversion for the texts they have online, not all suttas.

[BKh]

Since this question seemed a little off topic, I started a new thread to answer it as well as a place for people who want to go through Bhante's study guide.

viewtopic.php?f=13&t=12792

[dhammadarsa]

Hi All

I hope this post finds you all in good health and peace of mind.

Amazon has under Product Details on their webpage for Bhikkhu Bodhi's translation that it will be available 25th Sept.
http://www.amazon.com/Numerical-Discour ... the+Buddha

Kind Regards

[rowyourboat]

Thank you for this thread!