Access to Insight for Android

11 things about Access to Insight

1. This is the entire offline version of John Bullitt's widely recognized and highly recommended Access to Insight ( ) web site, a massive compilation of material about Theravada Buddhism and Buddhism in general.

2. Herein are contained over 1,000 *actual suttas* (skt: 'sutras') from the Tipitaka (body of Buddhist canonical texts) translated into contemporary English with scholarly rigor and precision by recognized subject domain experts.

3. "Everything available at Access to Insight is offered in full cooperation with the authors, translators, and publishers concerned, with the clear understanding that none of it is to be sold.

4. Suttas are not simply modern essays and interpretations; they are actual written discourses historically attributed to Siddhartha Gotama, the Buddha, who founded Buddhism nearly 2,500 years ago.

5. To aid the reader, indexes are available by subject, author, title, sutta title, proper name of historical figure, simile/metaphor, and even traditional numerical association.

6. A massive and thorough collection of essays by world-renound monks and scholars on the subjects of Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and practice is also included.

7. Excerpts from "What is Access to Insight?" by site owner John T.

8. These are the ones that, over the years, I've personally found to be helpful in deepening an understanding of Dhamma practice.

9. This is high quality material that is suitable reading for personal interest or academic study.

10. Landscape and portrait modes are supported, as are bookmarks which save the current scroll position of the current page.

11. Except for the search and audio features, network access is not required.