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This BookWyrm account is dedicated to sharing the Buddhist teachings found in the#suttas of the Pali Canon preserved by the Theravada tradition. The main website, ReadingFaithfully.org has lots of tips and tricks for reading the suttas as well as free ebooks of suttas. Daily.ReadingFaithfully.org website can send a selection from the suttas to your inbox or other social platforms, including on Mastodon.

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Bhikkhu Bodhi, Acharya Buddharakkhita: The Dhammapada (Paperback, 2019, BPS Pariyatti Editions)
Nanamoli, Bodhi: Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha (2005, Wisdom Publications)
Bodhi Bhikkhu: The numerical discourses of the Buddha (2012, Wisdom Publications)

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reviewed Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha by Bodhi

Nanamoli, Bodhi: Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha (2005, Wisdom Publications) 5 stars

From the publisher:

This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima Nikāya, or Middle …

An excellent place to get started reading the suttas

5 stars

This book of 152 sermons of the Buddha and his disciples is an excellent place to start for anyone serious about reading the suttas. Topics cover a wide range of doctrinal points as well as lots of practical advice for meditation and daily life as a disciple of the Buddha.

It works especially well as a one-chapter-a-day book for a daily sutta reading practice. Get some suggestions for reading here: readingfaithfully.org/majjhima-nikaya-as-daily-practice/

As of 2022, this is the only print book that contains the complete collection of suttas in the Majjhima Nikaya.

reviewed The Dhammapada by Bhikkhu Bodhi

Bhikkhu Bodhi, Acharya Buddharakkhita: The Dhammapada (Paperback, 2019, BPS Pariyatti Editions) 5 stars

This Pariyatti Edition is an anthology of 423 verses spoken by the Buddha, the Dhammapada …

One of the very best translations of the Dhammapada

5 stars

The reason this translation is such a favorite among #Theravada Buddhists is that it finds a good balance between keeping to the traditional understanding of the text while also giving a sense of the beauty of the poetry. Because the verses in the #PaliCanon are very succinct, it is easy for people to expand them to include ideas not found in the original text, or sometimes even Buddhism at all.

Ven Buddharakkhita was one of the most beloved Theravada monks in his home country of India. He spent his life devoted to studying and spreading the Buddha's teachings. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acharya_Buddharakkhita

This edition is based on an earlier (1985) edition that is now available for free online. If you are able to get a copy of this newer one, it's an improvement over the older one.

You can get a free copy of the 1985 edition here to give you a …