... There IS one... ATI worked with the BPS to make a new electronic version. The website claimed that this would be the blueprint for both a published and an...
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dkotschessa
Nov 25, 2007 9:24 pm
... Monastery ... Thank you. I'm not sure how far I'll get with DeSilva now that I have my textbook for Bhikkhu Bodhi's course. I do like the way it ...
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Ong Yong Peng
ypong001
Nov 25, 2007 10:07 am
Dear Ven. Yuttadhammo and Nina, here is the second part. ... vigilance. bhante, thanks for pointing out that 'mayha.m' is not genitive. In that case, I would...
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Nov 25, 2007 8:57 am
You might like to try this (this is Yuttadhammo's Digital Pali Reader): http://sourceforge.net/projects/digitalpali/ However it is all in Pali. The full Vism...
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Nov 25, 2007 8:54 am
Sadhu and Thanks Lennart for the good news! I've been waiting for this for a long time. It works fine so far. The Mula, Atthakatha and Tika so far tested all...
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Ong Yong Peng
ypong001
Nov 25, 2007 3:45 am
Dear Ven. Yuttadhammo, allow me to reply to yours in parts. ... bhaava suffix... here it seems to me that appa.tivaanii is a modifier ... bhante, thanks for...
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Lennart Lopin
lenni_lop
Nov 25, 2007 2:08 am
Dear friends in Dhamma, a message from Frank which i wanted to share with all of you! Great news and i think there are many among you who might be very...
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P G Dave
pgd2507
Nov 25, 2007 1:05 am
Thank you, Piya. I wud like a link to Vism on the internet if available. Metta _________________________________ ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Ong Yong Peng
ypong001
Nov 24, 2007 2:11 pm
[3-5/8] The New Pali Course Part II Ven. A. P. Buddhadatta 2. "Vegena geha.m gantvaa kaa.li.m naama daasi.m pakkositvaa sahassa.m datvaa aaha: gaccha, imasmi.m...
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Nov 24, 2007 1:58 am
Dear PG, Vism = Visuddhi Magga (translated as "The Path of Purity" etc). It is Buddhaghosa's magnus opus, a summary of the Buddhist path as endorsed by the...
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P G Dave
pgd2507
Nov 23, 2007 10:11 pm
sorry to barge in. I haven't heard of the "Vism" (forgive my ignorance). Is it a Pali word or an english word? what is the authorship? is it some sort of a...
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Noah Yuttadhammo
yuttadhammo
Nov 23, 2007 12:53 pm
... Oops... probably not... the vocative would be "mette", I think, following "ka~n~ne" Sorry, I think I must have sounded a little harsh in my last e-mail......
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Nov 23, 2007 4:41 am
This is the time to recall why we are all here on this website. We are Buddhist seekers, we are monks; above all we are seekers. It is the time to reflect on...
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Noah Yuttadhammo
yuttadhammo
Nov 23, 2007 4:19 am
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Noah Yuttadhammo
yuttadhammo
Nov 23, 2007 2:56 am
... Well, it's a sad day for the Pali collective when our scholarly debate proves to be little more than humour for a lurker named f. Considering that being...
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Nov 23, 2007 2:11 am
Yes, there is the karma of words. There is a report in the Singapore Straits Times of a girl who committed suicide over internet messages. I suppose she took ...
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johnny pruitt
mahasacham
Nov 22, 2007 9:58 pm
Dear Noah Yuttadhammo, Thanks for the clarification on the term Tadhita. I never knoew about this. Does -iko and -imo fit into this class of suffixes. Where...
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Gunnar Gällmo
gunnargallmo
Nov 22, 2007 6:32 pm
... Very popular in political and academical discussions, perhaps inspired by the practice in martial arts to bow down to your opponent before hitting him. A...
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f
dhamma_service
Nov 22, 2007 6:18 pm
I find it exceedingly amusing when people say what they aren't going to do and then before you can blink they go ahead and do it. I've been guilty of that...
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Ong Yong Peng
ypong001
Nov 22, 2007 3:31 pm
Dear Ven. Yuttadhammo, Nina and friends, while the previous sutta has not been well done, I hope this one is better. I will catch up with the discussions later...
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Noah Yuttadhammo
yuttadhammo
Nov 22, 2007 2:32 pm
... Not to be argumentative, but I don't agree with the anology... that is saying that the Vism. has no value if taken on its own, which of course is to also...
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John Kelly
palistudent
Nov 22, 2007 11:26 am
Dear Dave, Welcome to the wonderful world of Pali study. More your efforts be fruitful! I didn't realize that Bhikkhu Bodhi's Pali classes at Bodhi Monastery ...
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John Kelly
palistudent
Nov 22, 2007 11:17 am
Dear friends, Continuation of the DN 31 translation and grammatical analysis: 3. "Yato kho gahapati-putta ariya-saavakassa cattaaro kamma-kilesaa pahiinaa...
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Nov 22, 2007 8:12 am
Ven Yuttadhammo, I often consult the Vism, but I would first check to see if the Suttas have the word or concept first. They are like a book (Suttas) and a...
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Noah Yuttadhammo
yuttadhammo
Nov 22, 2007 5:50 am
... Dear Piya, I thought the Vism would be the best way to know what the Buddha or early arahants had to say on the matter, but I can understand the...
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Nov 22, 2007 1:20 am
Ven Yuttadhammo, Thanks for the Vism def of upaayaasa. What about Sutta definitions of it? It would be very interesting and helpful to know what the Buddha or...
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Noah Yuttadhammo
yuttadhammo
Nov 21, 2007 10:41 pm
... Ven. Sobhana, The Vism. has a good explanation of this term. I don't think grammatic analysis will help much here, though the Padaruupasiddhi, in its...
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vensobhana
Nov 21, 2007 11:43 am
i just joined this group,just wanted to see if there are any pali wizards here... i was studying satipa.t.thaana sutta, and came across this word, can anyone...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilovg
Nov 21, 2007 8:06 am
Venerable Bhikkhu Yuttadhammo, Thank you very much for the explanation. With respect, Nina. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Noah Yuttadhammo
yuttadhammo
Nov 21, 2007 12:59 am
Dear Nina, ... Bhaava means state, etc. Tadhita is a part of Pali grammar that I've never seen adequately addressed by Western Palicists. Briefly, it means...
