It is really helpful for our #sutta reading if we have a general idea of where the places are when they are mentioned. Remember, the events in the suttas took place in real places that we can even visit today.

This page gives you some PDFs of a simple map that you can print out and use as a bookmark in whatever sutta book you are reading. Then you can check it as you read.

PDF: https://readingfaithfully.org/living-in-the-land-of-the-buddha/

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Living in the Land of the Buddha | Reading Faithfully

As we read the suttas, it is important that they happened in specific places, many of which we can visit today. Below is a simple map that shows the major kingdoms and cities we learn about in the suttas. Download the pdf with two on each page and place a copy in whatever book you ... Read more

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@AtlRealityTV Another good one (with a bit more author commentary) is Noble Warrior by Ajahn Thanissaro. You can get free ebooks of it or request a free print copy

https://www.dhammatalks.org/ebook_index.html#NobleWarrior

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eBooks | dhammatalks.org

Download Dhamma eBooks of Suttas, the Thai forest ajaans, transcribed Dhamma talks, etc. written or translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

The second book about the life of the Buddha is by Ajahn Thanissaro, *Noble Warrior : A Life of the Buddha Compiled from the Pāli Canon.* It's available as a free #Epub, #Kindle, and PDF book. You can also request a free print copy from his monastery.

https://www.dhammatalks.org/ebook_index.html#NobleWarrior

Again, these books draw material from the #Suttas and a bit from the #Vinaya, not from the commentaries or other legends.

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eBooks | dhammatalks.org

Download Dhamma eBooks of Suttas, the Thai forest ajaans, transcribed Dhamma talks, etc. written or translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.