New Pali canon translation by Bhante Sujato

May be of interest: Bhante Sujato is plannning to take an 18 month sabbatical to translate the four Nikayas (Pali canon) into English , on the following basis:

- Plain English: I aim to use the simplest, most direct language possible, with a special consideration for people who have English as a second language.

- Natively Digital: The translation is intended from the outset to be a digital text, and will be matched sentence by sentence with the underlying Pali.

- No Copyright: In accordance with 2500 years of Buddhist tradition, the translation will be entirely free of copyright restrictions. It will be dedicated to the Public Domain via Creative Commons Zero.

- Consistent: It will use the same phrasing and terminology across the 4 nikāyas, so you can easily search over the entire corpus.

I've had a lot to do with Bhante over the years and he is an excellent teacher and scholar. Despite no longer identifying as Buddhist I find this a project I'm likely to keep an eye on.