Although the answer to every question of course should be 42, I have to dissent and answer 74.

I once got a small publication from the Buddhist Publication Society, called "Buddha-Vacanam", by Nyanatiloka Mahathera, 1968. Soft cover, only 84 pages. It contains some essential texts in Pali, and I found it very handy and useful. There also exists an English version, "The Word of ...

Buddhist joke:

It is very interesting to read these discussions of the language of the Buddha. The more I read of these, the more I am reminded of the language situation in Norway. We have a great variety of dialects throughout the country. The dialects are are spoken, and sometimes also written, and with a few ex...

The Vakkali Sutta gives a precise description:

"Enough, Vakkali! What is there to see in this vile body? He who sees Dhamma, Vakkali, sees me; he who sees me sees Dhamma. Truly seeing Dhamma, one sees me; seeing me one sees Dhamma."

Take a look at Sutta Central. There you will find the texts in the original languages and translated into several languages, all for free. Even my translations into Norwegian can be found there. They are also freely available at my own site, http://dhamma.priv.no

Heard at the airport: Travellers to Nirvana please go to Gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi, svaha.

Welcome and greetings from another old guy, 74.

OK. We agree then. There is no early source giving the name Siddhattha/Siddhartha.

I am not able to find the name Siddhattha in the Mahapadanasutta or other texts from the Tipitaka. Please give a more detailed reference.

No immediate plans - unless an English or American publisher declares interest for it.

My book on Secular Buddhism - in Norwegian - has just been published.
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Gotama is very frequent in the Suttas. Siddhartha/Siddhattha occurs only in the commentaries. Siddhattha can be translated as "the one who has reached the goal". It might of course be given to a baby in the hope that it should be auspicious, but it really fits the Buddha too well - so it i...