thanks John, that's a great help !
Roger




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From: palistudent <palistudent@...>
To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, 21 October, 2009 3:29:56 PM
Subject: [Pali] order to read suttas

 
Dear Roger,

You ask about a recommended order for reading the suttas. I would assert that you can't go past Bhikkhu Bodhi's excellent book, "In the Buddha's Words" (Wisdom Publications, 2005). Here he tackles that very issue of how to present the Buddha's sermons and lays out a thoughtful order of sutta translations, with excellent introductions to each. I also think that Bhikkhu Bodhi is the best modern day English translator of Pali.

With metta,
John

--- In Pali@... com, Roger Garin-Michaud <wangchuk59@ ...> wrote:
>
> Hello friends,
> in reading the message about the First Sermon of the Buddha i began to wonder in which
> order one should read the sutras ?
> Any advice on that ?
> And what would be nowadays the best translation in English ?
> Thanks for your help !
> Roger Garin-Michaud
> still living in Brisbane, Australia
> Buddhist bibliography November 2009 update at :
> http://www.golden- wheel.net/ buddbib.html
> Buddhist websites directory at :
> http://www.golden- wheel.net/ buddlinks. html
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> From: yongpeng.ong <palismith@.. ..>
> To: Pali@... com
> Sent: Sun, 18 October, 2009 8:52:04 AM
> Subject: [Pali] Re: First Sermon of the Buddha
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>  
> Dear friends,
>
> allow me to paraphrase:
>
> In Anattalakkhana, his second sermon, the Buddha discussed non-self (anatta), impermanence (anicca). Together with dukkha from the first sutta, the doctrine of the trio of characteristics, tilakkhana - the Buddhist philosophical view of existence - is now complete.
>
> metta,
> Yong Peng.
>
> --- In Pali@... com, yongpeng.ong wrote:
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> In Anattalakkhana, his second sermon, the Buddha discussed non-self (anatta), impermanence (anicca). Together with dukkha - the Buddhist philosophical view of existence - from the first sutta, the doctrine of the trio of characteristics, tilakkhana is now complete.
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