Many thanks, Piya. with metta, PG _______________________________________ ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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palitechguy
Apr 25, 2008 2:52 am
Hi John; I would be happy to add Burmese. I don't think anyone would mind if you posted on the list so that other Burmese speakers can check the list? 1) Can...
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Gabriel Jaeger
ngawangtemphel
Apr 25, 2008 7:37 am
Dear dhamma-friends, Studing the Cula-suññata Sutta - The Lesser Discourse on Emptiness, Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu I was wondering the...
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Apr 25, 2008 8:02 am
Dear Gabriel, Those interesting issues you mentioned are some highlights of the Cula Sunnata Sutta. You will find a clarification or discussion of them in the...
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Gabriel Jaeger
ngawangtemphel
Apr 25, 2008 11:03 am
Dear Piya Tan, Thanks very much for PDF file of your article and annotaded translation on the Cula Sunna Sutta. I was reading an article by Alex Wayman where...
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Jon Fernquest
bayinnaung
Apr 25, 2008 11:59 am
"...there are good chances that more people would have access to the Buddha's Teachings "as is"..." I'm surprised more of the PTS works with lapsed copyrights...
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P G Dave
pgd2507
Apr 26, 2008 5:21 am
Dear Piya Tan, On pg. 14 of your paper I noticed the following words: *"Vipassanâ" meditation (if there is such a meditation)"* Does the qualification in...
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Apr 26, 2008 5:26 am
Dear PG, My point is that there is no meditation by such a name in the Suttas. It is so called in the Commentaries and later times. Vipassana refers to...
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dkotschessa
Apr 26, 2008 6:07 am
... Another great clarification of another great puzzle. -DaveK...
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dkotschessa
Apr 26, 2008 9:22 am
Though I've come across lots of lists of Pali terms out there, I haven't yet found any that are organized in any way. So I'm trying to put one together for...
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palitechguy
Apr 26, 2008 12:04 pm
Hi; Perhaps the Dvedhavitakka Sutta (Two Sorts of Thinking) is a nice outline of the relationship between calm and insight? It shows a gradual path of...
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Jon Fernquest
bayinnaung
Apr 26, 2008 12:41 pm
Dear Palitech guy; ... That would be great. Burmese is one of the legitimate scripts used to write Pali. Probably even more gets written in it than roman...
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gdbedell
Apr 26, 2008 2:48 pm
Jon, I really have no problem with anyone who wants to learn Burmese script and quote Burmese sources in it. But I hope you realize that rather few...
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Jon Fernquest
bayinnaung
Apr 26, 2008 10:53 pm
gdbedell wrote: "I really have no problem with anyone who wants to learn Burmese script and quote Burmese sources in it. But I hope you realize that rather few...
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dkotschessa
Apr 27, 2008 12:03 am
Another article on memorization, this one with regards to the Tipitaka. http://tipitaka.nibbanam.com/memorizing_tipitaka1.htm...
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Jon Fernquest
bayinnaung
Apr 27, 2008 4:43 am
"I really have no problem with anyone who wants to learn Burmese script and quote Burmese sources in it. But I hope you realize that rather few non-Burmese...
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gdbedell
Apr 27, 2008 6:45 am
Jon, ... I stand by the above, and I fail to see how the points below respond to it. ... Like decipherability, beauty is notoriously subjective. But whether...
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Jon Fernquest
bayinnaung
Apr 27, 2008 11:05 am
Dear Gdbell, I stand by my point. In general, including local script is important for people who want to do more accurate work and that includes Pali-Burmese...
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Jon Fernquest
bayinnaung
Apr 27, 2008 12:00 pm
Also: If one treats manuscripts as an epigrapher would treat inscriptions, facsimile editions of manuscripts as they were actually written can provide very...
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gdbedell
Apr 27, 2008 12:40 pm
Jon, I am not sure we are getting anywhere, but I do wish you would read my comments more carefully and not attribute to me things I never said, and therefore...
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P G Dave
pgd2507
Apr 27, 2008 8:56 pm
Dear Piya, kindly give me the link to your article on Bhavana that u mention. Thanks & metta, PG ________________________________ ... [Non-text portions of...
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palitechguy
Apr 27, 2008 8:58 pm
Hi Jon and George; 1) Jon : I found the Burmese Unicode decimal values. There are about 90 codes for letters, numbers, and some other things. If I understand ...
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Piya Tan
piya.tan
Apr 28, 2008 12:52 am
Dear PG, Here it is: http://dharmafarer.googlepages.com/sd15.1_Bhavana_piya.pdf This may not be the latest, since I am unable to access my Googlepages for the...
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TK Wen
tzungkuen
Apr 28, 2008 9:37 am
Dear Jon I'm just starting to learn Burmese. Would you please recommend the best unicode font for typing Burmese and Pali in word processor. I found two fonts...
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Ong Yong Peng
ypong001
Apr 28, 2008 9:10 pm
The New Pali Course Part II Ven. A. P. Buddhadatta 127. "-ii" is suffixed to dasa, when it is preceded by some other numeral, to form ordinals denoting a lunar...
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P G Dave
pgd2507
Apr 29, 2008 10:40 am
good one. PG _______________________________ ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jon Fernquest
bayinnaung
Apr 29, 2008 12:04 pm
Dear Palitechguy; "where to download a free Burmese font" http://sealang.net/burmese/dictionary.htm This is Doug Cooper's site funded by the U.S. Department of...
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flrobert2000
May 2, 2008 2:14 pm
Exercise 9 p53 Translate into English and define the compounds 1.Sura-nara-mahito Satthaa bhikkhusahassa-parivuto aaki.n.na-manussa.m Raajagahanagara.m...
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joseph
jothiko
May 4, 2008 12:07 am
Dear friends it's funny, but problems with the texts of the pali are often not only getting the right text but actually understanding the Buddha. when insight...
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joseph
jothiko
May 4, 2008 9:07 am
Dear friends While I agree with the general idea, The Buddha explained that attachment to equanimity nay become the hindrance to the achievment of liberation. ...
