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Librarian’s Notes
It seems that the huge update last time overwhelmed people, so this month I am just highlighting the most exciting arrivals:
Academic Papers
- Laura Harrington’s fascinating history of anti-Catholicism in British ideas of Buddhism
- Victor Gerard Temprano makes an excellent point about the Orientalist abuse of scholastic power in engaged Buddhism.
- Dixon’s Assertion and Restraint explains the strange way that Buddhists proselytize
EBTs
- The CC Bhikkhu Bodhi translations (as prepared by ReadingFaithfully) have been added to the sutta folders
- Analayo’s translation of the SA Parallel of the Channa Sutta
Dhamma Talks
- Ajahn Jayasaro answers two questions on ethics and inspires us to overcome our hindrances through understanding
Folders
- A new subfolder has been added to Thai Buddhism on the Buddhist Thai Language