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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.
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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.

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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" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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

:anjali:
"For a disciple who has conviction in the Teacher's message & lives to penetrate it, what accords with the Dhamma is this:
'The Blessed One is the Teacher, I am a disciple. He is the one who knows, not I." - MN. 70 Kitagiri Sutta

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

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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" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Avery wrote: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" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
i'm pretty sure we did that one already
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Yes, it was back here:
http://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2571" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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).

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Greetings,
mikenz66 wrote: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!

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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.
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i dont think it is all online but i'd love to if someone can find the missing suttas that a2i doesnt have
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On the title it would be helpful to have which Nikaya the sutta is from as well as the name
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jcsuperstar wrote: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" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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