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Pali texts are from the Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500: World Tipiṭaka Edition in Roman Script. Edited and published by The M.L. Maniratana Bunnag Dhamma Society Fund, 2005. Based on the digital edition of the Chaṭṭha Sangāyana published by the Vipassana Research Institute, with corrections and proofreading by the Dhamma Society.

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I.B.Horner/Bhikkhu Brahmali's translations of the Vinaya

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Acharya Buddharakkhita's translation of the Dhammapada

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