So, the translations done using the Bilara software (aka aligned) all work from a segmented root text. So here is the Pali for 131:
{
"mn131:0.1": "Majjhima Nikāya 131 ",
"mn131:0.2": "Bhaddekarattasutta ",
"mn131:1.1": "Evaṁ me sutaṁ—",
"mn131:1.2": "ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. ",
"mn131:1.3": "Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: ",
"mn131:1.4": "“bhikkhavo”ti. ",
"mn131:1.5": "“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. ",
"mn131:1.6": "Bhagavā etadavoca: ",
"mn131:2.1": "“bhaddekarattassa vo, bhikkhave, uddesañca vibhaṅgañca desessāmi. ",
"mn131:2.2": "Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti. ",
"mn131:2.3": "“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. ",
"mn131:2.4": "Bhagavā etadavoca: ",
"mn131:3.1": "“Atītaṁ nānvāgameyya, ",
"mn131:3.2": "nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṁ; ",
"mn131:3.3": "Yadatītaṁ pahīnaṁ taṁ, ",
"mn131:3.4": "appattañca anāgataṁ. ",
"mn131:3.5": "Paccuppannañca yo dhammaṁ, ",
"mn131:3.6": "Tattha tattha vipassati; ",
"mn131:3.7": "Asaṁhīraṁ asaṅkuppaṁ, ",
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You can see the bits that start with mn131: etc. Thos are segment numbers. They correspond all data for a text. So here is the English translation:
{
"mn131:0.1": "Middle Discourses 131 ",
"mn131:0.2": "One Fine Night ",
"mn131:1.1": "So I have heard. ",
"mn131:1.2": "At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. ",
"mn131:1.3": "There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, ",
"mn131:1.4": "“Mendicants!” ",
"mn131:1.5": "“Venerable sir,” they replied. ",
"mn131:1.6": "The Buddha said this: ",
"mn131:2.1": "“I shall teach you the summary recital and the analysis of the one who has one fine night. ",
"mn131:2.2": "Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.” ",
"mn131:2.3": "“Yes, sir,” they replied. ",
"mn131:2.4": "The Buddha said this: ",
"mn131:3.1": "“Don’t run back to the past, ",
"mn131:3.2": "don’t anticipate the future. ",
"mn131:3.3": "What’s past is left behind, ",
"mn131:3.4": "the future has not arrived; ",
"mn131:3.5": "and any present phenomenon ",
"mn131:3.6": "you clearly discern in every case. ",
"mn131:3.7": "The unfaltering, the unshakable: ",
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And here is the German:
{
"mn131:0.1": "Mittlere Lehrreden 131 ",
"mn131:0.2": "Eine erlesene Nacht ",
"mn131:1.1": "So habe ich es gehört: ",
"mn131:1.2": "Einmal hielt sich der Buddha bei Sāvatthī in Jetas Wäldchen auf, dem Kloster des Anāthapiṇḍika. ",
"mn131:1.3": "Da wandte sich der Buddha an die Mönche und Nonnen: ",
"mn131:1.4": "„Mönche und Nonnen!“ ",
"mn131:1.5": "„Ehrwürdiger Herr“, antworteten sie. ",
"mn131:1.6": "Der Buddha sagte: ",
"mn131:2.1": "„Ich will euch den Merksatz zum Aufsagen und die Aufgliederung über den lehren, der eine erlesene Nacht hat. ",
"mn131:2.2": "Hört zu und gebraucht den Geist gut, ich werde sprechen.“ ",
"mn131:2.3": "„Ja, Herr“, antworteten sie. ",
"mn131:2.4": "Der Buddha sagte: ",
"mn131:3.1": "„Wendet euch nicht zu Vergangenem zurück, ",
"mn131:3.2": "wartet nicht auf Künftiges. ",
"mn131:3.3": "Was vergangen ist, wurde aufgegeben, ",
"mn131:3.4": "das Künftige ist noch nicht gekommen, ",
"mn131:3.5": "und gegenwärtige Erscheinungen ",
"mn131:3.6": "sieht man klar in jedem Fall. ",
"mn131:3.7": "Das Nicht-Wankende, das Unerschütterliche: ",
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In almost all non-verse texts, the translation is going to correspond exactly to the Pali. (Verses are a little messier.)
And the notes correspond using the same segment numbers:
{
"mn131:1.1": "A favorite of meditators, this discourse takes a distinctive set of verses as a template for explaining the aspect of meditation called <i lang='pi' translate='no'>vipassanā</i>, commonly rendered “insight”; for why I use “discernment” see <a href='https://suttacentral.net/dn14/en/sujato#1.37.5'>DN 14:1.37.5</a> and note. The next three discourses explain the same verses on different occasions, with <a href='https://suttacentral.net/mn133/en/sujato'>MN 133</a> offering a complementary explanation. ",
"mn131:3.2": "To “anticipate” (<i lang='pi' translate='no'>paṭikaṅkhe</i>) is not always bad. A mendicant ought to “anticipate” dangers (<i lang='pi' translate='no'>pāṭikaṅkhitabba</i>, <a href='https://suttacentral.net/an4.122/en/sujato#1.1'>AN 4.122:1.1</a> = <a href='https://suttacentral.net/mn67/en/sujato#14.2'>MN 67:14.2</a>); Nālaka “anticipates” the arrival of the Buddha (<i lang='pi' translate='no'>patikkhaṁ</i>, <a href='https://suttacentral.net/snp3.11/en/sujato#19.4'>Snp 3.11:19.4</a>); and an arahant “awaits their time” (<i lang='pi' translate='no'>kālaṁ kaṅkhati</i>, <a href='https://suttacentral.net/sn2.29/en/sujato#15.4'>SN 2.29:15.4</a>). The verse here has a specific application in meditation, which is explained below. ",
"mn131:3.5": "Here “phenomenon” (<i lang='pi' translate='no'>dhamma</i>) means anything that is directly knowable (see <a href='https://suttacentral.net/mn133/en/sujato#17.9'>MN 133:17.9</a>). | The two verses run on here, as indicated by the <i lang='pi' translate='no'>ca</i> linking this line with the previous. ",
"mn131:3.6": "For <i lang='pi' translate='no'>tattha tattha</i> as “in every case” see eg. <a href='https://suttacentral.net/dn30/en/sujato#2.1.3'>DN 30:2.1.3</a>, and compare <i lang='pi' translate='no'>tato tattha vipassati</i> at <a href='https://suttacentral.net/snp5.15/en/sujato#4.4'>Snp 5.15:4.4</a>. ",
"mn131:3.7": "At <a href='https://suttacentral.net/thag14.1/en/sujato#5.1'>Thag 14.1:5.1</a>, this phrase refers to the mind developed in meditation on love and compassion, while at <a href='https://suttacentral.net/snp5.19/en/sujato#19.1'>Snp 5.19:19.1</a> it refers to Nibbana. In both cases, as here, it is the object of the verb, not an adverb. ",
"mn131:3.8": "",
"mn131:3.16": "The “peaceful sage” is the Buddha. ",
"mn131:4.2": "<i lang='pi' translate='no'>Samanvāneti</i> is unique in early Pali, but the similar <i lang='pi' translate='no'>samānayi</i> is found at <a href='https://suttacentral.net/dn30/en/sujato#1.33.4'>DN 30:1.33.4</a> and <a href='https://suttacentral.net/thig12.1/en/sujato#10.2'>Thig 12.1:10.2</a> in the sense of “reunite, bring together”. “Muster” means both to bring together and to arouse. ",
"mn131:8.1": "<i lang='pi' translate='no'>Dhammesu</i> (“phenomena”) is plural here, whereas in the verse it is singular. Sanskrit fragments, however, have plural in the verse as well. "
}
So from a technical standpoint it is not hard. It’s just a matter of if it makes sense to code it into the workings of the site. That’s up to Bhante to consider.
If he doesn’t want to code it into the site (which I can imagine could be the case) it should be possible to do it with the browser extension .
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