About the Translator
Born Richard E. Byrd, Jr. at Winchester, Virginia in 1948, Bhikkhu Sïlaratano was ordained as a Buddhist monk at Bangkok, Thailand in 1977, having already undergone several years of Buddhist training in India and Sri Lanka. Since his ordination, he has been resident in Thailand, practicing under the tutelage of Ãcariya Mahã Boowa.
英譯者簡介
戒寶比丘(Bhikkhu Dick Sīlaratano)俗名Richard E. Byrd, Jr..1948年生于美國維吉尼亞州的溫徹斯特。1975年他在印度邦加羅爾(Bangalore)依止佛護長老(Buddharakkhita Thera)出家當沙彌，之後去斯裏蘭卡，于1976年 6月在馬河拉村(Maharagama)的Sri Vajiragnana Dharmayatanaya受具足戒。
1977年初，戒寶比丘去泰國，並于同年4月21日在曼谷寶伏寺(Wat Bovornives Viharā)法宗派下重新出家。出家後他隨即到烏隆府(Udon Thani)的帕邦塔寺(Baan Taad Forest Monastery)，在摩诃布瓦尊者以及其資深弟子座下受訓。
戒寶比丘的其他譯著有Ācariya Mun Bhūridatta Thera:A Spiritual Biography以及Mae Chee Kaew.
OTHER BOOKS BY ĀCARIYA MAHĀ BOOWA THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION:
1. Venerable Ãcariya Mun Bhuridatta Thera — A Spiritual Biography
Translation by Sïlaratano Bhikkhu
2. Venerable Ãcariya Mun”s Patipadã: His Lineage”s Way of Practice
The Companion Volume to Venerable Ãcariya Mun”s Biography
Translation by Venerable Ãcariya Paññãvaððho Thera
3. Venerable Ãcariya Khao Anãlayo: A Forest Meditation Master”s Biography
Translation by Venerable Ãcariya Paññãvaððho Thera
4. Wisdom Develops Samãdhi
A Guide to the Practice of the Buddha”s Meditation Methods
Translation by Venerable Ãcariya Paññãvaððho Thera
譯自：Arahattamagga Arahattaphala
- The Path to Arahantship
作者：阿姜摩诃布瓦尊者
Venerable Ācariya Mahā Boowa Ñãṇasampanno
泰譯英：戒寶比丘 Bhikkhu Dick Sīlaratano 英譯中：捷平
中文審閱： 劉雙 等
出版：傳承出版社
初版：2011年12月
中文翻譯版權所有©2011阿姜摩诃布瓦尊者
HARD COPIES OF THESE TITLES ARE PRINTED FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION BY:
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Baan Taad Forest Monastery
Baan Taad, Ampher Meung
Udon Thani 41000
Thailand
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THE ABOVE BOOKS AND OTHER TITLES CAN BE DOWNLOADED FOR FREE FROM:
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