Re: Scans of the original Burmese Chattha Sangayana Tipitaka

I heard from the same people who put out this:

http://society.worldtipitaka.org/mds/content/view/139/50/

that Goenka himself went to see their work and was shocked to find out
that the version on his CD was still pre-6th council, and that the 6th
council tipitaka never was distributed.  This group claims to have a new
tipitaka based on the 6th council, but with revisions, if I remember
correctly.  Sounds like a bit of a headache, all in all... it would be
nice to know where the 6th council tipitaka is for certain...

On 08/09/2010 06:21 AM, Jim Anderson wrote:
>
> Dear Phra Yuttadhammo,
>
> << You'll have to judge for yourself whether they are different... I
> am told the tipitaka.org texts are pre-sixth council, but I'm sure you
> know more about this than I. >>
>
> I don't know much myself. I use both CSCD 3 and CST4 for the Burmese
> version but have never fully understood which source texts these are
> based on. I haven't seen any explanation other than that they are
> based on the Cha.t.thasa"ngaayana. I know that Vipassanaa Research
> Institute (VRI) has published in print (in Devanagari?) the Tipitaka
> with its commentaries and subcommenataries. So I would assume that the
> source of these texts on the CSCD, CST4, and on the tipitaka.org
> website is the VRI printed publications. But then what is the source
> for the VRI printed editions? The Burmese printed edition of the late
> 50s?
>
> For printed-paper editions of the Tipitaka, I have most of the volumes
> published by PTS and the Devanagari script set (less 1) edited by J.
> Kashyap and published in India in the late 50s and early 60s. It is
> based mainly on the Burmese printed edition.
>
> << I've uploaded the entire set of texts to my website in case anyone
> wants the collection: >>
>
> Thank-you. I will take a look, download a file, and see for myself.
>
> Best wishes, Jim
>
>


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