Suggestions, Comments and Feedback for the Study Group

[chownah]

Suggestion:
It would be nice if the title for each Sutta being studied could have the English meaning included.....like it is for the Snake Simile.
chownah

[BlackBird]

Could we have a look at some of the Sutta Nipata at some stage? I have heard it referred to as a bit of a hidden gold-mine, and my wanderings through it thus far have been fruitful.


Jack

[mikenz66]

That would be good once we get through the MN. I found reading the Sn with the help of Bhikkhu Bodhi's excellent talks very illuminating:
http://www.bodhimonastery.net/courses/Sn/Sn_course.html

Metta
Mike

[jcsuperstar]

i'd love to do the sutta nipata!!!!

[BlackBird]

Magificent

[pink_trike]

Some discussion of the Upanisa Sutta might be interesting and useful.

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html

[Avery]

Hello, I am writing an essay on the Maha-sihanada Sutta, which is shocking to my positivist instincts, and I would like to hear what other people have to say about it. I hope we can discuss it sometime soon!

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .html#n-15

[jcsuperstar]

Hello, I am writing an essay on the Maha-sihanada Sutta, which is shocking to my positivist instincts, and I would like to hear what other people have to say about it. I hope we can discuss it sometime soon!

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .html#n-15

i'm pretty sure we did that one already

[mikenz66]

Yes, it was back here:
viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2571

However, I imagine that there's no problem starting a thread on any particular Sutta it in the General forum (or the Classical forum if you want a classical discussion).

Mike

[retrofuturist]

Greetings,

However, I imagine that there's no problem starting a thread on any particular Sutta it in the General forum (or the Classical forum if you want a classical discussion).

You imagine correctly, Mike!



Metta,
Retro.

[convivium]

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html

[Ben]

Hey JC, have we gone through the Digha yet?
I don't have a copy of Maurice Walshe's translation though I;m sure enough of our sutta wallahs do to make it worthwhile.
kind regards

Ben

[jcsuperstar]

i dont think it is all online but i'd love to if someone can find the missing suttas that a2i doesnt have

[mud]

On the title it would be helpful to have which Nikaya the sutta is from as well as the name

[mikenz66]

i dont think it is all online but i'd love to if someone can find the missing suttas that a2i doesnt have

This site has some of the suttas that A2I doesn't, though sometimes the translations are a little rough:
http://awake.kiev.ua/dhamma/tipitaka/2S ... index.html

Mike

[mikenz66]

Discerning readers will have noticed that we have finished working through the Sutta Nipata.

I am continuing with the Samyutta Nipata, following the ordering suggested by Bhikkhu Bodhi (see above), but I think it's useful to alternate this with some other Suttas.

I have a small number of suttas suggested by members, but other suggestions would be most welcome. One possibility would be to work through the Udana in parallel with the SN.


Mike

[khaaan]

If it's not too much trouble, could you include a link to a Pali version of the sutta?

[daverupa]

I would like to recommend some Digha Nikaya II/III. I thought it might be interesting to explore, given that this section of the Nikayas is largely considered to be later.

What are we to make of the fantastic nature of it? What did the original hearers of the Sutta likely think? Is there doubt about Suttas with fantastic elements? &c.

[mikenz66]

Hi Khaaan,

If it's not too much trouble, could you include a link to a Pali version of the sutta?

The Access to Insight translations have links to the Pali versions (see the "PTS" links at the top of each sutta). Another good resource is http://www.suttacentral.net/ which gives access to Pali and translated versions.


Mike

[mikenz66]

I would like to recommend some Digha Nikaya II/III. I thought it might be interesting to explore, given that this section of the Nikayas is largely considered to be later.

What are we to make of the fantastic nature of it? What did the original hearers of the Sutta likely think? Is there doubt about Suttas with fantastic elements? &c.

Sure, though some of the more interesting ones don't have very good on-line translations.


Mike