I will try to answer as many of my questions by first using Google before starting a thread on here. This one I am not 100% sure about, despite using Google and doing a little of my own research.
I am aware that not all of the Tipitaka has been translated into English from Pāli. Also, I found a British source for the (incomplete) English translation of the Tipitaka and the complete Pāli translation, both in printed form. Both are well over $1,000 and someday I would like to own a hard copy of these holy texts.
In the meantime, I would like to locate the entire Tipitaka that has been translated into English in a PDF or multiple PDF files.
I see that Accesstoinsight.org has most of the English translated Tipitaka but as far as I can tell lacks the Abhidhamma.
Therefore, I would either like to find one source for the entire English Tipitaka or a source for the English translated Abhidhamma so I can add it to the other files and have the complete body of text in English.
Source for the Pāli Canon in English
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Sutta Central has I believe translated more of the suttas:
https://suttacentral.net/
which might help a bit. Also this:
https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_d ... index.html
https://suttacentral.net/
which might help a bit. Also this:
https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_d ... index.html
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“As the lamp consumes oil, the path realises Nibbana”
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Thank you for the information Sam Vara and SarathW, I will check these out.
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Here are nearly all the suttas in English, free and open-source, in PDF.
https://suttacentral.net/downloads
https://suttacentral.net/downloads
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I don't think they have pdfs there. Only Vinaya and Snp.JamesTheGiant wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:21 am Here are nearly all the suttas in English, free and open-source, in PDF.
https://suttacentral.net/downloads
Here is a link to Bhante Sujato's translations as PDFs as well as many others:
https://readingfaithfully.org/sutta-pit ... bi-kindle/
That $1000 number probably includes lots of out of date publications. I suggest using this bibliography to collect modern and much more affordable books:
https://readingfaithfully.org/buildingasuttalibrary/
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Actually they are all in Epub format, not Pdf after all.BKh wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 5:59 amI don't think they have pdfs there. Only Vinaya and Snp.JamesTheGiant wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:21 am Here are nearly all the suttas in English, free and open-source, in PDF.
https://suttacentral.net/downloads
Long Discourses (Dīgha Nikāya),
Middle Discourses (Majjhima Nikāya),
Linked Discourses (Saṁyutta Nikāya),
Numbered Discourses (Aṅguttara Nikāya),
Verses of the Senior Monks (Theragāthā),
Verses of the Senior Nuns (Therīgāthā),
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Awesome James, as long as they are accessable, that's what I care about most and unlike some sources the page you linked looks easy to navigate.
BKh, thank you, that page looks like what I am looking for too. I knew all of this would be out their somewhere. Now I have no excuse not to get reading!
I am stopping by the Wat Florida Dhammaram Monastery later today so wish me luck. It should be a really nice experience and I should learn a lot as a new Buddhist.
-Michael
BKh, thank you, that page looks like what I am looking for too. I knew all of this would be out their somewhere. Now I have no excuse not to get reading!
I am stopping by the Wat Florida Dhammaram Monastery later today so wish me luck. It should be a really nice experience and I should learn a lot as a new Buddhist.
-Michael
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Wow I just looked at photos of that place and it's very Super Thai. Don't get confused by the Thai cultural surroundings and over-the-top statues and gaudiness, with the actual dhamma. Best wishes!dharmatheway84 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:41 am I am stopping by the Wat Florida Dhammaram Monastery later today so wish me luck. It should be a really nice experience and I should learn a lot as a new Buddhist.
I would love to go to Florida, I'd visit the space museums and launch complexes.
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If it's not, don't be thrown off. Not all monasteries are geared towards English speakers.dharmatheway84 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 7:41 am It should be a really nice experience and I should learn a lot as a new Buddhist.
Do tell us how it goes.
Happy reading!
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I noticed that as well from the photos James, very Thai, naturally, considering it's origins. That specific style appeals to me, though I do not know any of the Thai language. Who knows, that may change. As long as the common goal is to worship the Lord Buddha and to better ourselves, that is what will really matters to me.
If you ever get a chance to visit Florida, there is so much to see beyond the theme parks, especially if you like beaches and nature. Kennedy Space Center is a great place to visit and learn. I went to space camp there as a kid and had a blast (no pun intended).
If you ever get a chance to visit Florida, there is so much to see beyond the theme parks, especially if you like beaches and nature. Kennedy Space Center is a great place to visit and learn. I went to space camp there as a kid and had a blast (no pun intended).
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Yes I like it too, but it can be bizarre and weird for a new person.dharmatheway84 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:07 pm I noticed that as well from the photos James, very Thai, naturally, considering it's origins. That specific style appeals to me,
I'll come to Florida after I win the lottery.
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I decided to put together the whole collection of Pāli texts, one book at a time, since I like to collect in general and I think this will be a fun way to complete the whole Canon over a 2-3 year period. The books will be largely paperback and mostly not in mint condition, since I will be looking for the lowest prices. In addition, they won't be matching, but as long as they are all there...
So far I have the following:
The Dhammapada The Vibhanga The Sutta Nippata
So far I have the following:
The Dhammapada The Vibhanga The Sutta Nippata
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The Vimana-Vathu of the Khuddhaka nikaya Sutta pitaka
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Is your Penguin Classics Dhammapada the old one by Juan Mascaro or the new one by Valerie Roebuck? If it's the old one then I should warn you that it's notoriously bad.
Either way, welcome to Dhamma Wheel.
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)