Articles · 2026
Many languages, one careful reading
Ti-Ratana Dhamma
In a multilingual Buddhist community, a person may chant in one language, discuss the meaning in another and think about a difficult idea in a third. That movement can enrich learning. It can also conceal differences when a publication assumes that every word on one side of a page has an exact equivalent on the other.
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Editorial commentary is distinguished from credited source readings. Source wording, references and paragraph identifiers are retained. Independent scholarly or Sangha review has not been completed.
New editorial commentary prepared for Ti-Ratana Buddhist Society. Academic sources are cited and selectively paraphrased; no ownership of those sources is claimed. Complete primary readings are linked, with their own licences.
- Source readings: Named source authors and translators: New editorial commentary prepared for Ti-Ratana Buddhist Society. Academic sources are cited and selectively paraphrased; no ownership of those sources is claimed. Complete primary readings are linked, with their own licences.
- New editorial text: Ti-Ratana Buddhist Society editorial project: Editorial material published with authorisation from Rain Lee Lin Jun. Independent scholarly or Sangha review has not been completed.
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