I came across this very rich site.
http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Ven. Anandajoti appears to be producing extremely clean versions of these texts, as well as some of the parallel Buddhist Sanskrit texts.
Does anyone know how reliable he is?
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Hi Ayya,
Thanks for posting that. It looks like a great site. I hope he continues to add more translations for those like me who are still not proficient in Pali.
Thanks for posting that. It looks like a great site. I hope he continues to add more translations for those like me who are still not proficient in Pali.
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Hi Ayya,
I contacted venerable over a year ago, and from using his edited pali, to try to translate myself a sutta it looks like he is quite accurate, obviously I am no expert, and the dictionary I am using isn't necessarily going to be the same as his or one he used, but there are enough similarities or alternative words with similar or same meaning to indicate to me that his translation is at the very least, very close to the word for word translation, and accurate.
I have also spoken to a monk who knows Ven. from before he (aanandajoti) ordained, who says his academic work is excellent, and someone whos translations and any other work should be looked at.
I contacted venerable over a year ago, and from using his edited pali, to try to translate myself a sutta it looks like he is quite accurate, obviously I am no expert, and the dictionary I am using isn't necessarily going to be the same as his or one he used, but there are enough similarities or alternative words with similar or same meaning to indicate to me that his translation is at the very least, very close to the word for word translation, and accurate.
I have also spoken to a monk who knows Ven. from before he (aanandajoti) ordained, who says his academic work is excellent, and someone whos translations and any other work should be looked at.
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He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill