2019: The Year in Review

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2019's Top Users

Most Time Reading

User	Hours Read
@Viveka	266
@karl_lew	228
@Dhammanando	223
@Mat	207
@Gillian	180
@sabbamitta	179
@paul1	143
@Khemarato.bhikkhu	142
@suaimhneas	138
@Robbie	129

Most Topics

User	Topics
@sujato	61
@SarathW1	49
@Amatabhani	45
@Vimala	33
@sabbamitta	31
@dhammadharo	29
@Snowbird	26
@Martin	25
@Gabriel_L	24
@karl_lew	23

Most Replies

User	Replies
@Mat	1.57k
@karl_lew	1.52k
@sujato	928
@Martin	867
@sabbamitta	800
@SarathW1	683
@Khemarato.bhikkhu	585
@Viveka	535
@Amatabhani	468
@Gillian	439

Most Replied to

User	Replies
@karl_lew	1.11k
@Mat	981
@sujato	826
@Martin	605
@sabbamitta	539
@SarathW1	486
@Khemarato.bhikkhu	431
@Amatabhani	366
@Gabriel	345
@Viveka	325

Most Likes Given

User	Likes
@karl_lew	6.18k
@Viveka	4.8k
@sabbamitta	4.05k
@Khemarato.bhikkhu	3.88k
@Gabriel_L	2.71k
@Robbie	2.55k
@Mat	2.53k
@Gillian	2.52k
@Timothy	2.32k
@Nadine	2.31k

Most Likes Received

User	Likes
@sujato	6.49k
@karl_lew	3.85k
@sabbamitta	2.67k
@Viveka	2.64k
@Mat	2.38k
@Khemarato.bhikkhu	2.07k
@Gillian	1.64k
@yodha	1.58k
@Aminah	1.58k
@Vimala	1.56k

Most Visits

User	Days Visited
@anon31486827	365
@Coemgenu	365
@suaimhneas	362
@Gillian	361
@sabbamitta	360
@Viveka	360
@UpasakaMichael	359
@musiko	358
@karl_lew	358
@Metaphor	357

All Yearly Visits

Daily Visits

Days Visited	Users
365	2
362	1
361	1
360	2
359	1
358	2
357	1
349	1
345	1
344	1

Users Granted the Devotee Badge

@musiko @Gillian @Metaphor

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Top #The Watercooler Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Vinaya Doodles :grin:	102
	What is the reason for following all the rules of the Vinaya?	51
	Discussing jhana	51
	Loneliness: An unknown epidemic?	49
	What did the Buddha mean by 'music'?	44

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Congratulations to AlexM on his ordination	41
	Introducing Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Community	40
	Gratitude and Appreciation for the Buddha Sangha	32
	Congratulations Samaneri Pasannā	31
	Ayya Vimalanyani Leaves Tilorien Monastery	31

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	Vinaya Doodles :grin:	181
	Why Buddhism is not growing?	138
	Loneliness: An unknown epidemic?	102
	Dhamma doodles :grin:	101
	Discussing jhana	99

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Congratulations to AlexM on his ordination	41
	Introducing Rainbodhi LGBTQIA+ Community	39
	Gratitude and Appreciation for the Buddha Sangha	35
	Bhante Sujato's teaching tour 2019–2020	34
	Waiting for the end	32

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	Dhamma doodles :grin:	24
	What is the reason for following all the rules of the Vinaya?	6
	Loneliness: An unknown epidemic?	6
	[Jhana] Simile of Bath Powder & Losing Sense of Body	5

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Top #Discussion Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	Limitations of the EBTs	83
	The Dhamma , Veganism and Vegetarianism	79
	Translating Nibbana as extinguishment	70
	The Problem With Disregarding the Distinction Between Renunciant and Lay Practice	70
	On a couple of supposed Vinaya rules regarding monks and women and trans people	61

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	On a couple of supposed Vinaya rules regarding monks and women and trans people	30
	A collection of Early Buddhist material not found in the Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas	29
	On the legality of Non-Binary ordination	23
	Bunnies, bones and funerals; some stimulus for contemplation of death and dying	19
	New paper by Wynne defending the historicity of the Buddha against recent scholarly skepticism	18

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	The case for bare awareness?	192
	The Dhamma , Veganism and Vegetarianism	147
	Unpleasant pain in Jhana?	144
	Translating Nibbana as extinguishment	132
	Do you have faith in celibacy?	127

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	A collection of Early Buddhist material not found in the Pali Nikayas and Chinese Agamas	34
	On a couple of supposed Vinaya rules regarding monks and women and trans people	33
	The Problem With Disregarding the Distinction Between Renunciant and Lay Practice	31
	Bunnies, bones and funerals; some stimulus for contemplation of death and dying	29
	Limitations of the EBTs	28

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	Discernment challenge 😎	30
	Limitations of the EBTs	15
	Why Secular Buddhism is Not True	8
	Suttas against 'no self' and 'no soul'	7
	Suicide Cases in the Suttas and the "authenticity"(early/late etc) of the texts	7

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Top #Q & A Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	For the Venerables in the forum: What is the wisest way to spend the nissaya period?	28
	Where can I find the embarrassing questions that were/are asked of prospective bhikkhunis?	23
	Chinese Translations vs. EBTs	22
	What are the rules on how to wear a robe?	19
	(In)finite number of beings	17

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	For the Venerables in the forum: What is the wisest way to spend the nissaya period?	20
	Early Chinese Buddhism - A big picture	18
	Looking for general quotes, that summarize or portrait the wisdom of the eigthfold path.	11
	Bhikkhuni Patimokkha Manual	10
	Looking for Peer-Reviewed, Open-Access, Buddhist-Studies Journals	10

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	Is it ok to take some alcohol occasionally?	53
	What is the meaning of Akāliko?	46
	(In)finite number of beings	45
	Samadhi as unified awareness or specific awareness	40
	Three-fold classification of the physical	40

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	For the Venerables in the forum: What is the wisest way to spend the nissaya period?	30
	Did King Bimbisara ever go to war?	24
	How big was the Buddha's alms bowl?	23
	Looking for general quotes, that summarize or portrait the wisdom of the eigthfold path.	23
	Chinese Translations vs. EBTs	23

Most Bookmarked

User	Topic	Bookmarks
	Systematic & Structured Approach to Buddhism	6
	Learning the Pāṭimokkha	5

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Top #Translations Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	English Translation of Chinese Agamas	67
	Wanted :female_detective: : Translator for SC-Voice interface	33
	Dhammapada 1: The Pairs (Dhp 1–20)	28
	My own renditions of some suttas	24
	Error in MA 2 third jhana formula (Charles Patton trans.)	21

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	Dhammapada chapter 5: The Fool	25
	English Translation of Chinese Agamas	24
	My own renditions of some suttas	19
	Dharma Pearls Updates	17
	Dhammapada 1: The Pairs (Dhp 1–20)	15

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	Wanted :female_detective: : Translator for SC-Voice interface	154
	English Translation of Chinese Agamas	124
	My own renditions of some suttas	62
	New website with complete Sinhala Tipitaka translation	39
	Legacy of Venerable Dr. Bhante Punnaji	32

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	Dhammapada chapter 5: The Fool	31
	My own renditions of some suttas	29
	Dharma Pearls Updates	29
	Dhammapada 1: The Pairs (Dhp 1–20)	28
	Dhammapada chp. 7: The Perfected Ones (90–99)	25

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Top #Feedback Topics

Most Read

User	Topic	Hours Read
	SuttaCentral Voice v1.0.0 Released :heart_eyes:	59
	How do I tell friends to find a Sutta?	10
	Request for Ven. Thanissaro's translation of AN10.58 to be uploaded	10
	Searching SC: Limited Hits for Anapana	8
	Request for Ven. Pannobhāsa's translation of the Sn Aṭṭḥakavagga to be uploaded	7

Most Liked

User	Topic	Likes
	SuttaCentral Voice v1.0.0 Released :heart_eyes:	31
	Thanks for the translations	16
	Sutta Teachings of Buddha via Animation	12

Most Replies

User	Topic	Replies
	SuttaCentral Voice v1.0.0 Released :heart_eyes:	368
	Please report any errors or typos!	306
	Report bugs for the new site here! :bug:	83
	Let's read Bhante Sujato's Sutta translations	74
	SC-Voice: feedback for fine-tuning Portuguese TTS voice (aka Ricardo)	69

Most Popular

User	Topic	Score
	The Inline Pāli Dictionary is So Cool	23
	Request for Ven. Pannobhāsa's translation of the Sn Aṭṭḥakavagga to be uploaded	22
	Yellow Brick Road for Parallels	21
	Tibetan text links	21
	SC-Voice: feedback for fine-tuning Portuguese TTS voice (aka Ricardo)	21