Book of the Discipline download

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nick1
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Book of the Discipline download

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Hello,

The English translation of the Vinaya pitaka, the Book of the Discipline, translated by I.B Horner and published by the Pali Text Society has been transferred into digital format and is available for Download at

http://suttacentral.net/downloads" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The PTS has released the copyright under creative commons and a team including Bhante Sujato and Ajahn Brahmali put in a lot of work to create a high quality digital edition. Ajahn Brahmali is also working on a fully revised translation but this may take some time.

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I'm glad Ajahn Brahmali is working on a new translation because the Book of Discipline is 100 years old and also supposedly lacking in many respects, but its also the only one I've heard of that has EVERYTHING, and a new full translation of the whole vinaya would be quite the project.


Those interested can check out this recent translation by a young monk, Bhante Suddhaso, of Abhayagiri who is currently residing here at Bhavana Society. Full modern translation of the Patimokkha Vibhanga

http://www.mediafire.com/download/sglri ... -25-14.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I'm glad Ajahn Brahmali is working on a new translation because the Book of Discipline is 100 years old
The incomplete translation of the Vinaya by Oldenberg and Th. Rhys Davids is about 130 years old, but the Book of the Discipline (the complete translation by I.B. Horner) was published only in 1938.
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.


In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
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