Thread for John Kelly’s Pāli Reading Group 2025 Session 7 (May 18th / 19th
2025).
Meeting ID: 829 5896 1475
Passcode: anicca
You will need to remain in the “waiting room” until host lets you in.
** Preparation for this class **
We are now near the end of studying Dīgha Nikaya 22, Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna sutta, up to the sammāsamādhi section of the analysis of the ariyamagga in section 4.5.2. We will complete this and the small concluding section of DN 22, so please ensure you have finished reviewing all the Pāli text for the rest of this sutta and are able to analyse and translate it.
Next we will embark on an exciting new Pāli project together, studying the text of the Aṭṭhakavagga of the Sutta Nipāta, getting a chance to become familiar with some very early canonical verse.
To prepare for this, please study carefully the Pāli text of the first sutta from this collection, Snp 4.1, analysing it as best you can (with the aid of looking at various English translations) and understanding that there will be gaps in what you can decipher that we will address in class.