Reply To: Why is Pali Canon so huge?

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Lal
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In the first post in “Elephant in the Room 1 – Direct Translation of the Tipiṭaka,“ I have explained this issue by giving an example

No. Chanting suttas is not the way to learn. After learning the meanings embedded in those verses, one could chant them with understanding.

No, the Commentaries will not help either. First, one needs to sort out which Commentaries are reliable. For example, Visuddhimagga is not. I mentioned the reliable Commentaries included in the Tipitaka in those posts. However, even those cannot be understood without some basics.

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