Updates on Ancient Buddhist Texts http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net This website has two aims: 1) Making Buddhist Texts accessible in the original languages, with translations into clear English 2) A scholarly study of the texts, especially in regard to the prosody, including editions of texts on the subject. Buddhist Studies http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/images/RSS.gif Updates on Ancient Buddhist Texts http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net en-gb A Complete Reading of The Discourse about the Great Emancipation http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Audio/AU-index.htm July, 2008: The Discourse about the Great Emancipation narrates the last year of the Buddha's life, and his Final Emancipation (more than 4 hours long). New Section: Reference and Notes http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Reference/RF-index.htm July, 2008: Most of the reference material found here has been specially made for this section, but some of the notes are hidden away in various translations elsewhere on this website and the intention is to make them more accessible by collecting them in one place Mahaparinibbanasuttam, DN.16 http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Buddhist-Texts/D16-Mahaparinibbana/index.htm June, 2008: Pali text with variant readings, a study of the method of establishing the text, and notes on the choice of readings Mahaparinibbanasuttam, The Discourse about the Great Emancipation http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Texts-and-Translations/Mahaparinibbanasuttam/index.htm June, 2008: Text and Translation describing the last year of the Buddha's life, with extensive doctrinal notes, and an Introduction The Discourse about the Great Emancipation http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/English-Texts/Great-Emancipation/index.htm June, 2008: English translation of Mahaparinibbanasutta describing the last year of the Buddha's life, with somewhat less notes than the above Maps of Ancient Buddhist India http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Maps/MP-index.htm May, 2008: Maps of the Buddha's Early Career, Rain's Retreats, Last Tour, The Four Places, Parayana, and more A Complete Reading of The Ways of Attending to Mindfulness (Satipatthanasuttam) http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Audio/AU-index.htm March, 2008: A Complete Reading of The Ways of Attending to Mindfulness (Satipatthanasuttam, from Majjhimanikaya) (about one hour long) A Complete Reading of Exalted Utterances (Udana) http://www.ancient-buddhist-texts.net/Audio/AU-index.htm February, 2008: A Complete Reading of Exalted Utterances (Udana = 80 Discourses of the Buddha) (more than 5 hours long)