<p>Piya Tan at <a href="http://dharmafarer.org" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://dharmafarer.org</a> has translations and commentary of many of the suttas. Using the "sitemap" on the right or bottom of the page, you can find specific suttas (sorted by number), or, his "sutta discovery (SD) series" which is sorted thematically.</p>

<p>Some people disagree with [some of] his commentary (see e.g. <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/14521/254">this topic</a>).</p>

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ChrisW
<p>This website is the best study tool because if you ask about a certain sutta I can explain it for you. </p>

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<p>Thanissaro Bhikkhu's "Wings to Awakening" (<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/wings/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/wings/index.html</a>) is a good interpretive guide to the suttas for practitioners. Also see the "Beginnings" material at this same site (<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.accesstoinsight.org/</a>).</p>

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<p>This is a good website for early Buddhist texts : <a href="https://suttacentral.net/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://suttacentral.net/</a></p>

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It has translations of the suttas. Does it have "study guides" too?
ChrisW
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You are right it does not , sorry about that!
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<p>"<a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nanamoli/wheel377.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Discourse on Right View: The Sammaditthi Sutta and its Commentary</a>" translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Ñanamoli, and edited and revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi, may be of interest to you.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-ditthi/index.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Right View</a> is said to be the forerunner of the <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/waytoend.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Noble Eightfold Path</a>.</p>

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<p>I currently don't have a teacher and I'm looking for good study guides for the sutta's. I mean I'm reading them but when it comes to interpretation often I'm at a loss. Is there a source(s) or book(s) that can help with this? I know they're is no substitute for s teacher but until such time I'm working on my on. </p>

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See also [English (or other European) translations of Pali Canon](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/4109/254) and [Chronological or other sequence for beginners](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/4112/254)
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# Best study tools on the net or books

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-03)

I currently don't have a teacher and I'm looking for good study guides for the sutta's. I mean I'm reading them but when it comes to interpretation often I'm at a loss. Is there a source(s) or book(s) that can help with this? I know they're is no substitute for s teacher but until such time I'm working on my on.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: See also [English (or other European) translations of Pali Canon](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/4109/254) and [Chronological or other sequence for beginners](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/4112/254)  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-03-03. Score: 2

Piya Tan at <http://dharmafarer.org> has translations and commentary of many of the suttas. Using the "sitemap" on the right or bottom of the page, you can find specific suttas (sorted by number), or, his "sutta discovery (SD) series" which is sorted thematically.

Some people disagree with [some of] his commentary (see e.g. [this topic](https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/q/14521/254)).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-03-03. Score: 1

This website is the best study tool because if you ask about a certain sutta I can explain it for you.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2018-03-05. Score: 1

Thanissaro Bhikkhu's "Wings to Awakening" (<https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/wings/index.html>) is a good interpretive guide to the suttas for practitioners. Also see the "Beginnings" material at this same site (<https://www.accesstoinsight.org/>).


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### Answer by username_4 on 2018-03-07. Score: 0

This is a good website for early Buddhist texts : <https://suttacentral.net/>

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: It has translations of the suttas. Does it have "study guides" too?  
> **username_4**: You are right it does not , sorry about that!  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2018-03-07. Score: 0

"[The Discourse on Right View: The Sammaditthi Sutta and its Commentary](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/nanamoli/wheel377.html)" translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Ñanamoli, and edited and revised by Bhikkhu Bodhi, may be of interest to you.

[Right View](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/dhamma/sacca/sacca4/samma-ditthi/index.html) is said to be the forerunner of the [Noble Eightfold Path](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/bodhi/waytoend.html).


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