Dear Piya Tan At the end of your post you wrote "Kamatu me Bhante" what does this mean. Is Kamatu the imperative of kamati? Also thanks both to you and Bhante...
With regard to the specific question about newer finds of early Brahmi inscriptions, etc., in southern India, here are some relevant links on the topic below....
Greetings to Jacques Huynen, Piya Tan, and Ong Yong Peng. Thank you for your replies to my post about brahmi. What I wrote in my post was just a synopsis of...
Hello Group, Could someone explain the difference between the pali verbs, Modati and Pasiidati. They both seem to mean "to be happy". Mettacittena Johnny...
Wandanaa all, I found the link to this group in Pali wikipedia (online free to edit and free to use encyclopedia in Pali language). Currently, I am the ...
In the samyutanikaya there is an often reapeated word compound. The compund is savatiyanidana. I believe that it is composed of the place name Savati and...
I am reading Thanissaro Bhikkhu book "the wings of awakening" and I don't know how to find his references in the PTS. What will be S.XLVIII.10? (p.141). How...
Dear friends, when we read Pali grammars, we usually come across various grammatical moods such as optative/conditional and imperative/benedictive moods. ...
What is origin of Pali Is its origin is Magadhi or it is a pidgen language which was create by Budh scholars for writing of Lord Budha's education What was...
Hi everyone, I need your help in finding the Pali texts of this Jaataka tale: http://www.buddhanet.net/bt_22.htm And if you have any recommendation for a...
I have started a Yahoo Group on the 8 Worldly Conditions http://groups.yahoo.com/group/8WorldlyConcerns My main interest is the translation of ayasa or lack of...
Dear Bro and Sis in the Dhamma, Please check the following link for a new site in mindfulness meditation: http://www.freewebs.com/path2peacemeditation/ With...
Dear friends Nayavipassanaa is translated by Nyanamoli and Nyanaponika Thra as 'Inductive Insight' while others translate it as 'methodical Insight'. Though...
Hello group A while back I inquired into the meaning of some basic indeclinable particles. Namely: Kho, Eva, Pi and Hi. It was recomended that I look them up...
Dear friends, the Sanskrit term 'pattra' refers to leaves specially prepared to be written upon. This is an ancient Indian tradition, and the leaves were taken...
Dear friends, Does anybody could help me with the definition of each of the Pali terms "Citta, manas, e vinana". In the abhidhama is stated that they are...
Dear Nina and friends, we have arrived at the last vagga of the first Nikaya. And here it goes: 20. amatavaggo 600. "amata.m te, bhikkhave, na paribhu~njanti...
Dear All, Before the Buddha attained enlightenment, he learnt meditation from the two Hindu gurus, and attainted the meditation states, aaki~nca~n~naayata and...
Friends in Dharma, There is an interesting puzzling passage in the Saaman~n~aphala Sutta (D 2) that refers to the "knowledge and vision" or insight into the...
Friends, I hope some Myanmarese (Burmese) viewer could help me here about Burmese names. As I do not have the Library of Congress guide to book classification...
hi all! am a new member in this group, i have joined it becoz i am working on a film rite now and for that i need some pali translations, as in i have a set...
I am wondering if there is any support for reading kaamagu.na "strings of sensuality" as being a metaphoric double-entendre for: (1) the "strings" (gu.na) of a...
Can anyone give me a Pali translation for the following? Couching Lion Monastery And, yes, the term "couching"; is correct. "Couching Lion" is the Native...
Dear friends I encounter difficulties in understanding these terms in A 5:21: 1 aabhisamaacaarika.m dhamma.m 2 sekha.m dhamma.m 3 siila the commentary's...
Friends in Dharma, The Mahaa Maalunkyaputta (M 64.10-15/1:436) and the Jhaana Sutta (A 9.36/4:423) has this Pali phrase: etam. santam. etam. pan.iitam. The...
Venerable Bhikkhu Deniyaye Pannaloka, I was very glad to see your message through Yoshiko. If you would share some of your knowledge about sub-commentary of...
To whom it may concern, I am Ven. Deniyaye Pannaloka from Sri Lanka. I am a lecturer in Pali and Theravada Buddhism in the Dept. of Pali and Buddhist Sttudie,...
Dear friends, Those of you who are interested in digital reading devices may have heard about Sony's newest product, a digital gadget with paper like display...
Dear Ole and Avery, ana~n~naposi.m a~n~na^ta.m danta.m sa^re pati.t.thita.m Ole: "I call him brahmin who is recognised as one who does not support others (i.e....
