... means I ... the ... Or maybe the more knowledge we gain, the more we are humbled by what we don't know. ... This is certainly true. They are very charming...
My question might seem a bit unspecific. I am hoping maybe somebody has already given thought to, or done some research on this topic, or at least finds it...
perhaps the arabic word "fikr" (meaning thinking, meditation and in urdu which is a live language in india and pakistan, fikr is used to mean worry) is the...
Yes, Dave, many words in Malay come from Arabic, However, much of the words related to royalty come from Sanskrit, as duirng the pre-Islamic days, the royalty...
Dave wrote: "I guess I'm wondering how much the Pali language was influenced by Prince Siddhartha's caste. What would it have looked like if he had been a...
Whoops. Just noticed that unicode didn't show up, so I converted it to Velthius using converter: http://pali.sirimangalo.org/convertpad.htm [Isn't there an...
... the ... survive ... Aparihaniya ... defeat ... goes ... 448). ... <trimmed> Thanks Jon. I suppose it is reflected, as you say, more in the teachings than...
"Thanks Jon. I suppose it is reflected, as you say, more in the teachings than in the language. In retrospect I may have been asking about the language...
Dear Alex, The answer to your question is found here: http://dighanikaya.googlepages.com/ Please take your time to explore this website, as many of your...
The New Pali Course Part II Ven. A. P. Buddhadatta 7. "Tena kho pana samayena Raajagahikassa se.t.thissa sattavassiko siisaabaadho ahosi. Bahuu mahantaa...
Dear friends, I have always wanted to create a list of all the sutta translation exercises we have undertaken. Due to a lack of time, this task has been...
The New Pali Course Part II Ven. A. P. Buddhadatta even = api (indec). female musician = naa.tikaa (f). forenoon = pubba.nha (m). from afar = duurato (indec). ...
Dear Yong Peng, Is it ok to list the Pali-Latin--English translation(s) that were asked the other time? As these translations are not in the 'sutta translation...
Dear Jo, yes, I consider such attempts as an exercise for us, even though they may not be explicitly titled as exercises. As long as there is Pali original...
Dear friends, the second line of the verse below should read: Agama.m Buddhasantika.m. (from Apadana) metta, Yong Peng. ... 5. "Bhisa.m mu.laala.m ga.nhitvaa ...
Dear Alex, I believe your quotation is from very short suttas 140-149, i.e. Chapter 12 (Adhamma vaggo) of the first book (Ekaka Nipato) of the Anguttara...
... Chapter 12 (Adhamma vaggo) of the first book (Ekaka Nipato) of the Anguttara Nikaya. ... More precisely, it is Anguttara N. Book I, sections 130-131 in ...
Alex, Some related Suttas maybe found in this article: http://dharmafarer.googlepages.com/SD01.10TheDharmaendingAge_piya.pdf Metta, Piya Tan ... -- The Minding...
Dear Alex and Mahinda and Branko, ... Just to clarify, I believe it is actually p. 18 and 19 of the PTS Ang. Nik vol. 1. But the rest is correct. And note that...
Dear Branko, Many thanks for your prompt and clear quotation you gave me. Grateful if you could help me with two more which I had difficulty locating. 1) In...
Dear Alex, it just happened that I'm translating 1st book of Anguttara Nikaya and I remembered the passage you mentioned. As for those quotes from the...
I just wanted to pass on this wonderful article I found about a technique for memorizing texts verbatim. I am familiar with a lot of different memory...
Hi DaveK, I tried the tool on that page. works well as long as that string of 1st letters is in front of you. After using the string to recall the original ...
Dear Mahinda, Nina, Piya and others, I have often come across the term "release of mind" in sutta translations. what exactly does it mean? what Pali words are...
Dear PG and Dave K. I think memorizing texts is very good training for the mind. Until the canonical texts were first written down in their entirety in the...
... of 1st ... original ... without the ... so, the ... meaningless ... that...and ... once it's ... If you've used classic mnemonics before, you might be...
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