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by Zom » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:15 am
I was a bit surprised, but:
Visuddhimagga — The Path of Purification 2011.08.07
A bow of gratitude to the many ATI volunteers who helped with the transcription of this important classic text! — jtb
Visuddhimagga — The Path of Purification: The Classic Manual of Buddhist Doctrine and Meditation, by Bhikkhu Ñāṇamoli.
"The Visuddhimagga is the 'great treatise' of Theravada Buddhism, an encyclopedic manual of Buddhist doctrine and meditation written in the fifth century by the great Buddhist commentator, Bhadantacariya Buddhaghosa. The author's intention in composing this book is to organize the various teachings of the Buddha, found throughout the Pali Canon, into a clear and comprehensive path leading to the final Buddhist goal, Nibbana, the state of complete purification. In the course of his treatise Buddhaghosa gives full and detailed instructions on the forty subjects of meditation aimed at concentration, an elaborate account of the Buddhist Abhidhamma philosophy, and detailed descriptions of the stages of insight culminating in final liberation" [summary from the back cover of the BPS edition]. [Not available in HTML]Direct link to download PDF:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nanamoli/PathofPurification2011.pdf 
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by tiltbillings » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:31 am
What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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by Ñāṇa » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:36 am
Good stuff Zom.
All the best,
Geoff
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by mikenz66 » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:49 am
The project was announced some time ago.
http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.ph ... =20#p32156Nice to see that it's done!
This is a huge improvement over the pirated scan discussed in the above thread. Having a searchable PDF will be very useful.
Mike
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by tiltbillings » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:49 am
The nice thing about having this text in PDF is a search function, making it so much easier to find things. This is an important text and it is a good thing to have it available in such a format.
What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
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by mikenz66 » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:53 am
Does anyone have an idea of how much has been modified/corrected in this edition?
BPS lists it at $13.75, so a paper copy is very affordable.
http://www.bps.lk/translationsfrompali.asp Mike
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by Ben » Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:13 am
Indeed. And it doesn't require a power source and operating system!
kind regards
Ben
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by Ben » Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:19 am
And may I add, Anumodana to all those involved in the project.
The Vism is a jewel!
kind regards
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by bodom » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:03 am
Excellent!!
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by phil » Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:21 am
Nice, an indication perhaps that the forces that be at ATI are mending the dismissive attitude towards Abhidhamma that they show in their brief intros to the tipitika, at least it was like that last time I checked. Abhidhamma galore in Vism.
I hope that every time I post it will be accompanied by a wish for the wellbeing of everyone in this sangha and all beings.
(so I don't have to write "metta" every time!)
Kammalakkhano , bhikkhave, bālo, kammalakkhano pandito, apadānasobhanī paññāti
(The fool is characterized by his/her actions/the wise one is characterized by his/her actions/Wisdom shines forth in behaviour.)
(AN 3.2 Lakkhana Sutta)
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by Beneath the Wheel » Thu Aug 11, 2011 9:25 pm
This is great. Very glad to see this available.
If anyone wants to take a shot at making a kindle-friendly version I'd be very grateful. I've tried my hand it it already and I just can't get Calibre to handle it correctly.
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by David N. Snyder » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:48 pm
tiltbillings wrote:The nice thing about having this text in PDF is a search function, making it so much easier to find things. This is an important text and it is a good thing to have it available in such a format.
Good news. I have a few hard copies, but that is a good feature with the word find / search function.
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by ancientbuddhism » Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:48 pm
Finally a PDF copy of this is out! Unfortunately it is without bookmarks or links in the Contents pages for navigation.
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by daverupa » Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:55 pm
Any plans for a Vimutti Magga?
"There is, headman, dhammasamādhi. If you were to obtain cittasamādhi in that, you might abandon this state of perplexity. And what, headman, is dhammasamādhi?
[kammapatha & brahmavihara, & a method of arousing gladness]"
- SN 42.13 - Pāṭaliya"Others will misapprehend according to their individual views, hold on to them tenaciously and not easily discard them; we shall not misapprehend according to individual views nor hold on to them tenaciously, but shall discard them with ease — thus effacement can be done."
- MN 8 - Sallekha Sutta
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by daverupa » Mon Aug 15, 2011 12:24 pm
"There is, headman, dhammasamādhi. If you were to obtain cittasamādhi in that, you might abandon this state of perplexity. And what, headman, is dhammasamādhi?
[kammapatha & brahmavihara, & a method of arousing gladness]"
- SN 42.13 - Pāṭaliya"Others will misapprehend according to their individual views, hold on to them tenaciously and not easily discard them; we shall not misapprehend according to individual views nor hold on to them tenaciously, but shall discard them with ease — thus effacement can be done."
- MN 8 - Sallekha Sutta
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