[Buddha-l] Re: Ekottara Agama

[Bill Kish]

Dhammanando:
>
> Its equivalent is the Anguttara Nikaaya, of which the PTS
> translation is entitled the _Book of Gradual Sayings_ (5
> vols. E.M. Hare & F.L. Woodward, 1932-6). There is also a
> three-booklet Anguttara anthology published by the Buddhist
> Publication Society of Kandy. Bhikkhu Bodhi is currently
> working on a new translation of the whole collection.

Thank you - I was able to locate both.  Althought it is not
finished, Bhikkhu Bodhi published part of it on AltaMira
Press.

My question stems from a desire to locate as much of the
Lam Rim teachings as possible in canonical sources, and 
section 29 in "The Book of Eights" (Hare gives the title
as "Untimely") seems to be a source for the "Precious Human
Birth topic that Mike/Alex et al are discussing right now.  
I'm guessing here, but it seems likely that it came into 
the Lam Rim via the Agaama and not from the Paali sources, 
and thus it would be interesting (for me) to learn of any
differences between the two that are related to Lam Rim 
topics.

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Bill Kish


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