One of Ajarn Buddhadasa's major projects over the years was the compilation of four sets of translations from the Pali Suttas: the From His Own Lips Series. When be began, complete translations of the Tripitaka did not exist in Siam. Even now, most of the available translations are in any overly formal language that many people have trouble understanding. 

In these series, he not only translated significant chunks of the Suttas into an understandable language, he did so with scrupulous honesty. Unlike many translators, including Western, he kept his personal interpretations out of his translations and left them to his extensive commentaries. Thus, he left ambiguous passages ambiguous so that the reader could tackle the different possible interpretations for herself, rather than have to follow the translator's interpretation. He also left in many important Pali terms so that readers would know were the translations were coming from.

These translations were arranged thematically:

	The Buddha's Life From His Own Lips
	The Four Noble Truths From His Own Lips
	Dependent Co-origination From His Own Lips
	Treasure Chest From His Own Lips

We will translate and gradually publish selections from these massive works (over 3000 pages). Later, the Tables of Contents to these four volumes will be provided to give you an outline of what to expect in the future.

Note on Pali Spelling: Due to font limitations, spellings are merely approximate in words requiring diacritical marks.