Downloadable Footnotes in SN Linked Discourse

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Hello. I would like to ask whether there is a way I can download a full SN Linked Discourse footnotes.

I am self-studying and always find notes is very helpful to understand. In MN, I can check footnote on Epub version. But SN, the note links are disconnected.

Thanks,
Lux

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Welcome to the forum!

If you just want the data, you can download the folder that holds it from the github repository using a third party downloader, e.g.

https://download-directory.github.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fsuttacentral%2Fbilara-data%2Ftree%2Fpublished%2Fcomment%2Fen%2Fsujato%2Fsutta%2Fsn

But that probably isn’t going to be very helpful to you.

Someone recently created a website called suttacentral.express. If you scroll to the bottom you will see a link for offline apps. I’ve never used them, but in theory they would give you relatively recent data in the form of the suttas/web pages themselves. I believe the author of that site updates things from time to time, and the SN notes are still being added.

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I believe that’s because they’re not yet complete, see:

This can probably be merged with that thread?

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Well, they are asking for a way to get them off line, not why they aren’t in the epub. So it’s different from that thread.

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Hey thanks for the interest.

The SN footnotes are a work in progress. I took a bit of a break over Xmas, but am starting up again now. I just began the work on SN 45, and I expect to finish the entire SN by say mid year. Only then will I revise all the notes and publish them in the epubs, etc. Meanwhile, the updated notes are available on the web, where I publish them samyutta by samyutta.

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Thank you for the good job, i use the notes a lot as they help me understand the sutta better

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My respect to Ven. Sujato and gratitude to all the responses.

Since I dont have internet at my center, I now go to connected place and go through enough SN suttas for about a week study and would get back and re-visit the pages.

To get to understand the meanings, as I’m a Cambodian in Cambodia and deeply grateful for this modern translation, I study by comparing with Khmer Pali language translation and sometimes cross check with Myanmar English translation.

I finished Sutta Central MN and going through the Buddha’s teaching nearly every day through such clear translation does help my meditation practice and progress.

May all beings understand the Dhamma

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