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...
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...
Hello, All, I am a real beginner with Pali, and I am trying to get a translation for the term "Couching Lion". I know that Lion is "siiha" and there are...
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...
Hello friends Pubbe is both `former' and the eastern direction. You see, there is the picture of an Indian sage, an Issi, (Skt. R(i)shi)Watching the sunrise,...
Dear Piya and friends, Generally, `knowledge and vision' is the ability, the state of clarity enabling one to see even hidden things clearly, So the image of a...
To rejoin with Piya Tan with respect to the name "Piya" I couldn't get the sense unless it is "Phaya" or "paya" as it is referred to the Buddha and to...
Thanks for the clarification, Dipankar. I get a better idea of these various modes of address. Piya. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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...
... Oh, if it is in Wikipedia, it must be true :) ... This is misleading. All Sanskrit pattra mss I have seen do not have holes although this was the original...
1.Kaññaaya odano paciiyati. [by] girl / rice / is cooked The rice is cooked by the girl. 2.Te go.naa daasehi pahariiyanti. these / oxen / [by] slaves / are...
Thanks, venerable Jothiko, for your kind response. It helps me to think more deeply on the matter. Piya Tan ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
11.Ta.m mahanta.m khetta.m pañcahi kassakehi kasiiyati. this / big / field / five / [by] farmers / is ploughed This big field is ploughed by five farmers. ...
Dmytro, Do you still have the file for this? I'm willing to post it, if you do -- seems this link isn't still working. Or perhaps you've already got it...
Hi Ted, ... There is an alternative location: http://vimutti.awake.kiev.ua/vimuttimagga.zip http://koleso.arvixe.com/vimutti/vimuttimagga.zip You may also post...
Dear Florent and friends, I will progressively upload the text of the New Pali Course Book 1 to Tipitaka Network. The first two sections are now online: ...
Dear friends, it has been awhile that we have completed the Ekaka Nipata of Anguttara Nikaya. I wish to thank everyone for participation in the translation...
Dear Yong Peng, thank you for your kind words. You yourself have done an enormous amount of work for each part of the Ekaka Nipata, letting us profit from your...
Dear Nina and friends, thanks. In actual fact, I hope to complete all the four Nikayas. However, due to work commitments and personal endeavors, I will not be ...
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...
Gabriel, If you look up the Dharmafarer Website: http://dharmafarer.googlepages.com under "Aggregates 5" (2 parts) you will find some helpful reading ...
1.The cows are tied with long ropes by the slaves. dhenuyo / bandhiiyanti / diighaahi / rajjuuhi / daasehi Dhenuyo daasehi diighaahi rajjuhi bandhiiyanti. ...
Dear Stephen, thanks for the reply. I want to do further research on the topic, but the limited information on the Web makes it difficult. What is worth ...
Dear Yong Peng, This might be of interest to you: Jahn Samia Al Azharia, 2006, Comparative studies on different concepts about the origin of writing on palm...
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...