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....
Dear friends, Can anyone tell me where the word "suddhabbara" comes from? It comes from a chanting book and this is a verse of reverence to the Buddha, and...
Dear friends in Dhamma, Just uploaded a zip file containing a comprehensive Pali word list sorted by frequency. Anyone interested, feel free to download and...
Dear Ole, Thank you for your positive feedback! First of all its quite sad to hear that the CPD is "officially" going to be discontinued but then - progress...
Hello everybody, I have been trying -succesfully- to download the Buddha Jayanti Edition of the Tipitaka, as I need it to compare with the VRI and PTS ...
Greetings everyone, I am new to the list. I have been trying to research the historical teachings of Gotoma for some time, and the Pali Texts, I found your ...
Dear All I am looking for the Pali word for the sanskrit "apratisthita" (non- abiding). Is it apatit.t.hita in pali (p.p of patit.t.hahati)? Thanks, Keren....
Hi, I encountered this misogynistic passage. I am searching for an explantion. Although this is a Pali group, I hope you could help me. AN, II.82-83 (10)...
Hello Friends, I am in the process of learning to manage the VRI CD-ROM edition of the Tipitaka (2.0). It is going fairly well but I have 2 or 3 questions to...
Steven Collins made an announcement of his new book on the H Buddhism list. I may have missed it, but haven't seen it mentioned on this list, so i reproduce...
Friends, I often find emails contain junk characters which render the text unreadable. Here's a simple solution to make it readable. U'll just have to spend...
Wow, what a great group! I'm just starting out in Pali and stumbled upon this group while looking for help on my Pali homework. I found out that I was right--...
