2020: The Year in Review

2020's Top Users

Most Time Reading

User Hours Read
@Viveka
243
@paul1
214
@sabbamitta
205
@Dhammanando
194
@Gillian
173
@faujidoc1
172
@cdpatton
136
@Upasaka_Dhammasara
119
@sujato
118
@DerekS
116

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User Topics
@Upasaka_Dhammasara
136
@sujato
67
@Snowbird
39
@Gillian
35
@SeriousFun136
32
@Viveka
31
@UpasakaMalavaro
25
@sabbamitta
24
@Satananda
21
@Vimala
20

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User Replies
@sujato
985
@Upasaka_Dhammasara
839
@karl_lew
665
@sabbamitta
574
@Gillian
527
@Viveka
525
@Gabriel_L
487
@paul1
433
@Khemarato.bhikkhu
392
@faujidoc1
371

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User Replies
@sujato
887
@karl_lew
493
@Upasaka_Dhammasara
408
@SeriousFun136
359
@sabbamitta
320
@Viveka
319
@Gabriel_L
311
@cdpatton
302
@Gillian
300
@Khemarato.bhikkhu
284

Most Likes Given

User Likes
@Viveka
4.25k
@Gillian
3.9k
@sabbamitta
3.65k
@Gabriel_L
2.96k
@karl_lew
2.93k
@Khemarato.bhikkhu
2.26k
@Invo
1.75k
@ERose
1.72k
@Charlotteannun
1.61k
@JimInBC
1.41k

Most Likes Received

User Likes
@sujato
6.79k
@Viveka
2.94k
@Gillian
2.43k
@sabbamitta
2.25k
@karl_lew
2.19k
@Khemarato.bhikkhu
1.76k
@Akaliko
1.76k
@cdpatton
1.74k
@Brahmali
1.63k
@Dhammanando
1.63k

Most Visits

User Days Visited
@Metaphor
366
@sabbamitta
366
@suaimhneas
365
@karl_lew
362
@Coemgenu
362
@cdpatton
362
@Invo
362
@Gabriel_L
362
@vimalanyani
361
@ZenKen
361

All Yearly Visits

Daily Visits

Days Visited Users
366 2
365 1
362 5
361 2
359 1
354 3
353 2
351 1
349 1
348 1

Users Granted the Devotee Badge

@sabbamitta
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Top #The Watercooler Topics

Most Read

User Topic Hours Read
The light side of Covid-19 89
Probability of our civilisation to survive without facing a catastrophic collapse estimated at less than 10% in most optimistic scenario 82
The Corona Virus, COVID-19 68
Helping the George Floyd cause with advice on restraint 54
Theorists vs. Practitioners - who is better? 52

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User Topic Likes
For my birthday 59
Youse are listening to too many Dhamma talks 55
The light side of Covid-19 49
Buddhism recognized in Belgium 39
Relinquishing the Moderators Badge 36

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User Topic Replies
Buddha :cat: Beings 216
Probability of our civilisation to survive without facing a catastrophic collapse estimated at less than 10% in most optimistic scenario 150
The light side of Covid-19 127
The Corona Virus, COVID-19 125
Haiku: your pet peeve and other musings about Buddhism 112

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User Topic Score
For my birthday 49
Youse are listening to too many Dhamma talks 47
The light side of Covid-19 46
Buddhism recognized in Belgium 39
7–1–7: Chanting and meditation service on Dhammanet, with love from Lokanta 38

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
Dhamma doodles :grin: 28
Sutta Compilation Book! 8
Loneliness: An unknown epidemic? 7
Buddhist cartoon fun/ wisdom 6
Stillness Flowing - new biography of Ajahn Chah 5
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Top #Q & A Topics

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User Topic Hours Read
Why monks are wearing t-shirts+? (Thai tradition) 30
What is the Dhamma? 26
Excluded from the path? 21
What is Bhava (becoming)? 21
Is the opening of the dhamma-eye an earth shattering experience? 21

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User Topic Likes
Resilience during the Pandemic: a curated Sutta list 15
Service to Difficult Parents 12
Alternative translation for 'Viveka'? 11
Eight Precepts in daily life 11

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User Topic Replies
What is the Dhamma? 63
Excluded from the path? 51
List of Leaders of the Sangha 44
Shakyamuni Buddha's Language 39
Anapanasati Sutta MN 118 recommendations for commentaries 38

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User Topic Score
Resilience during the Pandemic: a curated Sutta list 27
Alternative translation for 'Viveka'? 25
Eight Precepts in daily life 25
Excluded from the path? 23
Looking for a sutta reference : advice from the Buddha about teaching the Dhamma 23

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
Vitakka vicāra (Jhana-factors) 32
Do we need a new chanting style? 16
Not-self and no-self and possibly non-self. Totally different 13
What is the meaning of Nama in Nama Rupa? 12
What is the 'legal' thing to do here (about transgender going forth)? 8
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Top #Discussion Topics

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User Topic Hours Read
Another take on Satipatthana and Jhana 102
Are the early suttas against the view that mind is an emergent property from the body? 102
The thorny issue of anatta 93
Does God(s) Exist and Does it Matter? 76
Are Chinese Agamas less reliable than Pali Nikayas? 72

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User Topic Likes
Average Word Length as indicator of Pali text age 36
Towards a complete directory of Dhammapada Parallels 28
A course on the Itivuttaka 24
Impact of being flooded by 'catastrophic News' on mind states and meditation 17
Sutta memes as images 16

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User Topic Replies
Another take on Satipatthana and Jhana 223
The thorny issue of anatta 200
Does God(s) Exist and Does it Matter? 196
Are the early suttas against the view that mind is an emergent property from the body? 141
Are Chinese Agamas less reliable than Pali Nikayas? 127

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User Topic Score
Average Word Length as indicator of Pali text age 38
Towards a complete directory of Dhammapada Parallels 33
A course on the Itivuttaka 31
Relationship between Sila and the Brahmaviharas - What did the Buddha say? 27
Impact of being flooded by 'catastrophic News' on mind states and meditation 27

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
Discernment challenge 😎 29
Why Secular Buddhism is Not True 21
Polak's Reexamining Jhanas 20
Limitations of the EBTs 19
Are the early suttas against the view that mind is an emergent property from the body? 16
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Top #Translations Topics

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User Topic Hours Read
The Metta Sutta: a Christmas gift of love 19
Metta Sutta (Arabic Translation) 17
How should I submit my translation(s)? 13
Aññamaññissā in Bhikkhuni Sanghadisesa 12 11
Having a Shit in a Pot - An Issue of Graceful Translation 9

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User Topic Likes
The Metta Sutta: a Christmas gift of love 43
Volume II of BDK Madhyama Āgama Released 22
Metta Sutta (Arabic Translation) 20
All Sujato sutta translations in Pali/English bilinear epub 17
Translating the five Chinese bhikkhunī vibhaṅgas 17

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User Topic Replies
Dharma Pearls Updates 107
How should I submit my translation(s)? 46
Error in MA 2 third jhana formula (Charles Patton trans.) 43
Metta Sutta (Arabic Translation) 40
Wanted :female_detective: : Translator for SC-Voice interface 36

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User Topic Score
The Metta Sutta: a Christmas gift of love 42
Metta Sutta (Arabic Translation) 28
Translating the five Chinese bhikkhunī vibhaṅgas 27
Having a Shit in a Pot - An Issue of Graceful Translation 26
EPUB & Kindle | Pali-English Editions of Bhante Sujato's Translation 26

Most Bookmarked

User Topic Bookmarks
Upadana? Let go of clinging 12
Translating the Four Nikāyas 7
Learn Sanskrit, Prakrit, Pali - Resource Recommendations? 6
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Top #Feedback Topics

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User Topic Hours Read
Please keep reporting errors and typos! 42
Live chat support for SuttaCentral.net (main site, not the forum) 11
There's blank pages where there weren't any before 7
Inconsistent numbering of SN sutta translations 7
Commentaries Database in SuttaCentral 6

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User Topic Likes
Thanks to everyone at suttacentral for all your hard work! 22
Commentaries Database in SuttaCentral 14
Please keep reporting errors and typos! 13
thanks for parallels 10

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User Topic Replies
Please keep reporting errors and typos! 165
Please report any errors or typos! 59
There's blank pages where there weren't any before 38
Live chat support for SuttaCentral.net (main site, not the forum) 30
Search is broken? 26

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Please keep reporting errors and typos! 26
Commentaries Database in SuttaCentral 25
Suggestion for Menu of SC 22
Live chat support for SuttaCentral.net (main site, not the forum) 22
Inconsistent numbering of SN sutta translations 21
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