Hi June,
I find the Mahamakut Thai transl often better than the English ones, closer
to the Pali. I also enjoy the Co.
PTS has many footnotes with Pali. And Ven. Bodhi's transl is very good, but
he has not translated all.
It is useful to compare several translations.
But also original manuscripts differ. If possible one should compare several
manuscripts of one text. This is difficult fo me. I am impressed by Jim who
does this.
Nina.
op 02-08-2005 04:09 schreef junet9876 op junet9876@...:

> I've noticed that there are quite a few differences among the
> different English translations available of the Suttas. The
> translations are quite varied aren't they? I read Thai a bit, and I've
> noticed quite a few differences between the Thai and English
> translations as well.
>
> What are your experiences?