Translations
Top level category for original translations shared on this site.
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2021 Update: Switching Gears to the Dīrgha Āgama
Ah, finally, I have a new update for Dharma Pearls. The past month and a half has been … well … eventful here in the US, to say the least. However, the translation project continues. I’ve changed gears a bit, which is also part of why there’s been only the sound of crickets for the Continue reading
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Project Progress Report
I decided today (Dec. 31 here in the US) to tabulate exactly where I’m at in terms of translating the four Āgamas after the past year working full-time on MĀ and various parallels to important Pali suttas. So here’s the numbers: Āgama Sutras Translated / Total Pages Translated / Total Completed Dīrgha (T1) 2 / Continue reading
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December Update
Here’s a summary of the translations that have been added since November 12. I worked on parallels to SN 22.60, SN 22.79, SN 22.85, SN 36.6, SN 56.31, AN 3.37-38, and AN 10.21 in addition to added a couple sutras that I edited as time allowed. MĀ 146 Parable of the Elephant’s Footprint The Madhyama Continue reading
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October/November Update
Since my last update, I’ve been focusing on translating Chinese parallels to MN 12. T757 Hair-Raising Joy This is the complete parallel to MN 12 that we have in Chinese. It’s clearly a later version of the same sutra preserved in Pali. The two texts have almost identical structures with only a couple substitutions like Continue reading
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September Update
Last month was genuine fun translating several Ekôttarika Āgama sutras with stories about the Buddha’s enlightenment and converting disciples. Being a creative writing guy, it was great to work on these stories and see the humor and poetry of these ancient storytellers. I was mainly focused on the parallels to MN 22 and 26 in Continue reading
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T212. Producing Light: (C1:3) The Four Brahmins
Four brahmins want to be born in heaven, but the Buddha find a way to liberate them. Continue reading
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T212. Producing Light: (C1:2) Impermanence
In story 2 of Chapter 1, the Buddha tells the monks that a group of colorfully dressed youths look just like the gods. Beings who hear this decide to be born in heaven or among humans and purse nirvana later. He speaks the first verse on impermanence to dissuade them. Continue reading
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T212. Producing Light: (C1:1) Maitreya
In the opening story of Chu Fonian’s “Producing Light,” one of two Chinese Udana collections, the Buddha describes the future era when Maitreya will be born. Continue reading
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T235. Kumārajīva’s Diamond Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra
Thus I have heard: One time, the Buddha was at Anāthapiṇḍada Park in Jeta Grove near Śrāvastī with a congregation of 1,250 great bhikṣus. When it was time to eat, the Bhagavān put on his robes and took his bowl into the great city of Śrāvastī to ask for food. Having gone from place to… Continue reading
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