I am currently looking into downloadable fonts, a new feature in Firefox 3.5; this would negate the need for every visitor to a website to have the correct...
Dear friends, Vesak day falls on the first full-moon day of May. Some countries and communities around the world may celebrate this occasion on a different...
This is further to my e-m on the above subject. Everything about the vassuupanaayikaa is given in Vinaya Mahavagga: vassuupanaayikakkhandhaka, No need to guess...
Dear hairydogs3, Firefox 3.5 is still a beta, and I am only using 3.0. Downloadable fonts allow websites to install a font on your system if the font is not...
Dear Ven. Kumara and DC, thank you. I guess we have finally solved the mystery. * vassuupanaayikaa (f) day marking the beginning of the rains retreat. [lit.]...
Dear Nina, the discussion of desiderative verbs completes in the next posting, to be followed by some exercises. I look forward to your participation and...
Dear Mahinda and Nina, yes, thank you, Mahinda, for your patience. I again have to say that Saddaniiti is a completely different genre from the suttas, and the...
Dear Nina, thank you for the in-depth explanation. I now understand that vossagga is relinquishment as to the two aspects of defilements and nibbana. metta, ...
Dear Yong Peng, Thank you and also the best wishes to you for Vesak. I am always glad to be reminded of full moon, the Dutch newspapers do not indicate this,...
The translation of verses 1 to 6 was first posted to the group on Feb. 1 (see #13281). This posting continues on with verses 7 & 8. There was some discussion...
http://stores.lulu.com/gunnargallmo http://metrobloggen.se/esperanto ... "Dear Yong Peng, Thank you and also the best wishes to you for Vesak. I am always glad...
Dear Jim, thank you. I shall try again some of the sentences. It's really interesting to see sandhi occurring this way: dhaatusaddassattho. Eva.m taava...
Dear Jim, thank you. I like it that we have the three here together: pariyatti, and from pariyatti follows pa.tipatti and from pa.tipatti pa.tivedha, the...
Dear Nina, ... is ... Pariyatti is a term I often seem to have trouble understanding. It is related to the verb 'pariyaapu.naati' -- to fully acquire or master...
Dear All, The calendar of gmail indicate all the phases of the moon. This is not a pub for gmail, but it is free and very convenient, especially for Buddhists,...
Dear Nina, Gunnar, Jacques and friends, hotu te sukhii Vesak. I am not exactly an astronomer, but I understand that on a full moon night, a person can view the...
... Dear Jim, I would take mata.m as a PPP serving the function of a verb. Grammatically "saccaadhigama.m .... mata.m (hoti)." The meaning would be "The...
Dear Yong Peng, Thank you very much. I do not mind about the absolute time, celebration with Dhamma discussions can be all day! Nina. ... [Non-text portions of...
http://stores.lulu.com/gunnargallmo http://metrobloggen.se/esperanto ... <Dear Yong Peng, Thank you very much. I do not mind about the absolute time, ...
... Why? The commentaries are quite clear on this word.Search the CSCD under 'pariyattiiti' and you will get a number of defining references. Most of them say...
Dear Jade, << I notice the use of m. what does this "m." mean in Pali, masculine or plural?>> I assume you're referring to ".m". It is the niggahiita -- the...
Dear Mahinda, Thank you for your interpretation of 'mata.m' as a PPP which you also suggested in message #13355, Feb. 24. The problem I have with it is the...
Dear Gunnar, you are quite right. ;-) I'm just not sure about Vedic astrology during Buddha's time. However, as I mentioned earlier, communities around the...
... Dear Jim, But even in the example you quote "eva.m me suta.m", isn't the verb 'to be' not implied, although it is not 'physically' there? Another common...
... I suggest below a somewhat different approach to the passage you have been translating. Eva.m taava dhaatusaddassattho veditabbo: Dhaatusaddo jinamate,...
would you please me to give some advice 1. what is the meaning of dispensation. is it the translation of saasana? in my understanding the word saasana is...
Dear Jim, Thank you for elaborating on pariyatti. I could add just a few more thoughts. ... N: I am glad with this word derivation. I did not know. ... N:...
Dear Yong Peng, reduplication is difficult. Your examples, and others show: desire to (do this or that) ... N: Viima.msa is another word for pa~n~naa....
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