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liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2015, 11:40 PM Mar 2015

Just bought In the Buddha's Words:An Anthology of Discourses form the Pali Canon by

Bhikkhu Bodhi. I'm so excited. I have tried reading Pali Canon text before but I was always lost. I am hoping this book will help organize it in a way that I can navigate it better.

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Just bought In the Buddha's Words:An Anthology of Discourses form the Pali Canon by (Original Post) liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 OP

Those are a great translation. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2015 #1

I definitely agree. TM99 Mar 2015 #2

Manifestor_of_Light

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1. Those are a great translation.

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 01:19 AM

Mar 2015

Bhikkhu Bodhi's new translations of the Pali canon are really good. I have all four volumes as well as the introductory compilation called "In the Buddha's Words".

TM99

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2. I definitely agree.

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 28, 2015, 01:53 AM

Mar 2015

Bhikkhu Bodhi's translations are indeed exceptional. I also own the set and refer to them often.

I am in the process of teaching myself Pali. Having original texts and his translations are a wonderful combination.

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