Dear Nathalie, ... Nina: Jim, a Pali scholar on our list, wrote to me: <I was looking into Natalie's question about 'yena saalaa tena...' According to Sp I...
Gunnar, In your Paliforum post of 1/27, you mentioned 'the Pali Bible'. After some investigation online, I found reference to a New Testament in Burmese...
... Actually, I don't know any details; I have heard several times that either the Bible, or perhaps only the New Testament, have been translated into Pali to ...
Decades back, as a monk, I remember reading the Pali Bible, and feeling deeply joyful at the Pali, but not what is thrusted upon it. It's like pasting a copy...
Hi I am not sure about correct translation of th First Noble Truth. In some cases it looks to me it is translated as: Life is suffereing. In other cases, there...
Hi Leo, ... You can read the original formulation in Mahasatipatthana sutta (section D 5): http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/dn/dn.22.0.than.html Also...
Ven. Piya Tan wrote: "(Anyone still thinking of conversing in Pali :) But, no, we still could." First us neophytes need to become familiar with useful phrases....
Dear List Members; archive.org has all three volumes of Burlingame's translation of the Dhammapada commentary into English (not obvious title "Buddhist ...
Sotthi bhavatu, Tva.m Paali,bhaasa.m jaanasi? Bhavantaana.m vissaasiko Hasena ca mittena ca, Si.mha,pure Piyo ... -- The Minding Centre Blk 644 Bukit Batok...
Thanks Jon for alerting us to this wonderful Dharma gift! Although by current standards Burlingame translation (done just after WWW I) misses out on many of...
Hi there everyone how are you all going? I just want to ask some questions and get some opinions. Some background first. I am 23 year old from Australia. I am...
It would be really friendly and polite if you use your real name. Wisdom best comes to those true to themselves and to others. With metta, Piya Tan ... -- The...
Hi Gnosis, ... No. ... For example? ... Perhaps. ... Not available for download http://www.mahidol.ac.th/budsir/budsir-main.html ... Not available for download...
Dear Nina, my apologies for this late reply. I am back in Singapore for the Chinese New Year holidays since Monday, and have been busy shopping, visiting...
Thankyou very much for your answer Dmytro. That is a good help. Double vowels occur sometimes and i think they are perhps typos and not scriptural errors in...
Dear Gnosis.panya, In that case, i deeply apologize. May others benefit from my errors. Khamatu ma.m ~naa.na,pa~n~na. Piya Tan ... -- The Minding Centre Blk...
Thanks Yong Peng, For this link and the description of the book: http://www.tipitaka.net/pali/synthesis/pali1.10.cdv I find your simple Pali sentences with...
Gunnar and Piya, Thanks for your responses to my query about the Pali Bible. I had not realized that there was one until I read Gunnar's note. I now assume...
Hello Leo, No, quite definitely the first noble truth cannot be interpreted simply as "life has suffering". This would clearly be just a watering-down of what...
No no Piya. No need to apologize. I am not offended. Even if I was, I see no reality that persuades me to take it seriously, nor personnally. Mistake perhaps. ...
Yes, right in every way: your happiness is very important to me. If only there are more wise people, the world would be such a happier place. Piya Tan ... -- ...
The New Pali Course Part II Ven. A. P. Buddhadatta 2. "Raajaa te sabbe gaahaapetvaa... aavaa.te kha.naapetvaa te tattha nisiidaapetvaa upari palaala.m...
Opinions may differ and life is all the richer for it but true compassion is not an opinion (in my opinion), just a flower waiting to be born in our hearts. ...
Dear Yong Peng, First of all a happy New Year. I know that you always go to Singapore and I am sure you have a good time there. Thank you for the link. Under...
PTS didn't give them any permission to put thier texts online.I already informed them but still no action until now "Dmytro O. Ivakhnenko" <aavuso@...>...
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Dear gnosis.panya, it would be lovely if you described the process / steps you follow for audio learning. many of us and I for sure would bnefit from applying...