Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s Manuscript of the Majjhima Nikāya Published

Exploring the Dhamma, as understood from the perspective of the ancient Pali commentaries.
Post Reply
User avatar
nyanasuci
Posts: 126
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:50 pm
Location: United Kingdom
Contact:

Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s Manuscript of the Majjhima Nikāya Published

Post by nyanasuci »

Path Press published for the first time the complete manuscript of Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s translation of the Majjhima Nikāya, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections in the Sutta Piṭaka.

http://pathpress.wordpress.com/2013/09/ ... ma-nikaya/
Bhikkhu Hiriko - Ñāṇasuci

The experts do not say that one is a sage in this world because of view, or learning, or knowledge, Nanda.
I call them sages who wander without association, without affliction, without desire.

The Buddha, Sn.V.8.2 (1078)


http://pathpress.org | http://nanavira.org | http://ajahnchah.org
User avatar
mikenz66
Posts: 19941
Joined: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:37 am
Location: Aotearoa, New Zealand

Re: Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s Manuscript of the Majjhima Nikāya Publis

Post by mikenz66 »

Dear Venerable,
nyanasuci wrote:Path Press published for the first time the complete manuscript of Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s translation of the Majjhima Nikāya, The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections in the Sutta Piṭaka.

http://pathpress.wordpress.com/2013/09/ ... ma-nikaya/
Thank you for that fascinating historical document. Bhikkhu Bodhi's footnotes in the published Middle Length Discourses by Nanamoli and Bodhi often comment on Ven Nanamoli's original text, and it is interesting to see the context. For example, in MN1, the final version is:
“Here, bhikkhus, an untaught ordinary person, who has no regard for noble ones and is unskilled and undisciplined in their Dhamma, who has no regard for true men and is unskilled and undisciplined in their Dhamma, perceives earth as earth....
And Bhikkhu Bodhi comments:
Ñanamoli reads the ablative suffix -to of the Pali as signifying derivation and translates the phrase: “From earth he has a percept of earth.”
It is interesting to see the whole sentence of the draft:
Here, Bhikkhus, an untaught ordinary man who has no regard for the Noble Ones and in uncoversant with their True Idea and undisciplined in it, who has no regard for True Men and is unconversant with their True Idea and is undisciplined in it: From earth he has a percept of earth, he conceives [that to be] earth, ...
:anjali:
Mike
User avatar
Ben
Posts: 18438
Joined: Wed Dec 31, 2008 12:49 am
Location: kanamaluka

Re: Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s Manuscript of the Majjhima Nikāya Publis

Post by Ben »

Thank you, Bhante.
:anjali:
“No lists of things to be done. The day providential to itself. The hour. There is no later. This is later. All things of grace and beauty such that one holds them to one's heart have a common provenance in pain. Their birth in grief and ashes.”
- Cormac McCarthy, The Road

Learn this from the waters:
in mountain clefts and chasms,
loud gush the streamlets,
but great rivers flow silently.
- Sutta Nipata 3.725

Compassionate Hands Foundation (Buddhist aid in Myanmar) • Buddhist Global ReliefUNHCR

e: [email protected]..
User avatar
nyanasuci
Posts: 126
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:50 pm
Location: United Kingdom
Contact:

Re: Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s Manuscript of the Majjhima Nikāya Publis

Post by nyanasuci »

Yes, it is quite interesting too look into Ven. Nanamoli's original translation. He was really very good translator, and it is quite unfortunate that he didn't live long enough to finish it.

The publisher of Path Press Publications is also interested to prepare a typescript of the manuscript because Ven. Nanamoli's new style is quite remarkable. If anyone is interested to type some of these sutta, let me know.
Bhikkhu Hiriko - Ñāṇasuci

The experts do not say that one is a sage in this world because of view, or learning, or knowledge, Nanda.
I call them sages who wander without association, without affliction, without desire.

The Buddha, Sn.V.8.2 (1078)


http://pathpress.org | http://nanavira.org | http://ajahnchah.org
pulga
Posts: 1502
Joined: Sun Nov 14, 2010 3:02 pm

Re: Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s Manuscript of the Majjhima Nikāya Publis

Post by pulga »

Dear Bhante,

Preparing a typescript of the manuscript sounds like a long-term project. Does Path Press have any plans to make the manuscript available as a CD or as an e-book in the interim? If so, I'd love to order a copy.
"Dhammā=Ideas. This is the clue to much of the Buddha's teaching." ~ Ven. Ñanavira, Commonplace Book
MidGe
Posts: 36
Joined: Tue May 17, 2011 6:15 am

Re: Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s Manuscript of the Majjhima Nikāya Publis

Post by MidGe »

If anyone is interested to type some of these sutta, let me know.
I may very well be interested, and I do have some time, but could you elaborate a little bit on the scope and what is required, especially from a technical perspective, if that is relevant.

With metta
User avatar
nyanasuci
Posts: 126
Joined: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:50 pm
Location: United Kingdom
Contact:

Re: Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s Manuscript of the Majjhima Nikāya Publis

Post by nyanasuci »

I have just noticed your comments. If anyone is interested to help, please contact me personally
hiriko [at] pathpress [dot] org
Bhikkhu Hiriko - Ñāṇasuci

The experts do not say that one is a sage in this world because of view, or learning, or knowledge, Nanda.
I call them sages who wander without association, without affliction, without desire.

The Buddha, Sn.V.8.2 (1078)


http://pathpress.org | http://nanavira.org | http://ajahnchah.org
User avatar
Mkoll
Posts: 6594
Joined: Wed Dec 05, 2012 6:55 pm
Location: USA

Re: Ven. Ñāṇamoli’s Manuscript of the Majjhima Nikāya Publis

Post by Mkoll »

Thank you, Bhante.

:anjali:
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa
Post Reply