Vinaya-piṭaka commentaries Samantapāsādikā The Inception of Discipline (Bāhiranidāna only) Kaṅkhāvitaraṇī Overcoming Doubts Volume 1 (Bhikkhu-Pātimokkha Commentary only) Sutta-piṭaka commentaries Dīgha-nikāya : Sumaṅgalavilāsinī The Buddha’s Last Days (Mahāparinibbāna-sutta only) Majjhima-nikāya : Papañcasūdanī (no PTS translation) Saṃyutta-nikākya : Sāratthappakāsinī (no PTS translation) Aṅguttara-nikāya : Manorathapūraṇī (no PTS translation) Khuddaka-nikāya Khuddakapāṭha : Paramatthajotikā I The Minor Readings and The …

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The works of the Pali canon and the titles of their PTS translations Vinaya-piṭaka Khandhaka Mahāvagga / The Book of the Discipline Volume IV Cūḷavagga / The Book of the Discipline Volume V Suttavibhaṅga / The Book of the Discipline Volume I-III Bhikkhuvibhaṅga Bhikkhunīvibhaṅga Parivāra / The Book of the Discipline Volume VI Sutta-piṭaka Dīgha-nikāya …

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Some important non-PTS editions of the Pali canon 1. King Chulalongkorn Edition 1893 The King Chulalongkorn edition, also referred to as the Rama V edition, was published in Bangkok in 1893 in Thai script. It was the first printed edition of an almost complete Canon. Scans of 37 of the 39 volumes of this edition …

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