Questions of King Milinda Translation

[stephen]

I believe Maria Heim is working on a Milindapanha translation for the Murty Classical Library.

[sujato]

@DonSa

I ask your permission to use the English data source of the Nikaya that you have translated to include in the Nikaya Reading application.

Dear Don Sa, thanks so much for your kind request. As has been pointed out, my work is all freely available and you are most welcome to use it without asking. We always appreciate if someone asks, however!

Please let me know if we can help you make use of the content. And also, please let us know of your progress, I am sure many people here will be interested to learn of your work.

[johnk]

@AndrewRoxby

Hello, I was curious whether Bhikkhu Sujato had plans to translate either this text or the Kathavattu. I’m a big fan in general of his versions, their clarity and accuracy, and given his proficiency in Pali I think both of these texts would be excellent additions to the website.

Hello Andrew. I’ve only just now seen this (nearly two years old) post of yours. I am actually working my way through translating some of this work, which is going up piecemeal onto SC.

It is very long, and as Bhante Sujato responded to you, parts of it are quite challenging (though other parts are quite straightforward). My translations are being put up in segmented form (like Bhante Sujato’s translations of the main Nikāyas) so that people can see the English and Pāli together.

I have been tackling section 3 so far (see SuttaCentral) and have completed all of 3.1 through 3.6 and have almost completed 3.7. As I said, progress is very slow as I have many other things going on in my life, including Pāli teaching via SC, and I know I will never complete it all. But having some of it up there is certainly better than none!