Dear friends, Happy New Year. As we welcome 2012, I like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for the interesting discussions we had in 2011. In the new...
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Kumara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jan 5, 2012 8:24 am
Dear all, I'm writing an article on samadhi, proposing some new English translations for some key Pali terms related to samadhi. I wanted to add something that...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilovg
Jan 9, 2012 7:06 am
Venerable Bhikkhu Kumara, ... N: It is a very sound advice, otherwise we get lost in speculations. Sometimes the suttas are brief and when reading the ancient ...
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Kumara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jan 10, 2012 9:13 am
... I forgot that I could ask him directly when I sent this. Anyway he replied: I don't recall writing anything like that about Ven. Nyanaponika, and I think...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilovg
Jan 10, 2012 10:37 am
Venerable Bhikkhu Kumara, ... N: Thank you for your interesting quote. I know that in different books different translations are given, and that is why it is...
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Kumara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jan 13, 2012 10:45 pm
... What if the commentaries got it wrong? kb...
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frank
fcckuan
Jan 13, 2012 10:45 pm
I'm really excited that we've recently started releasing audio recordings of Pali suttas chanted in Pali by a Sri Lankan monk. These recordings are excellent...
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Lennart Lopin
lenni_lop
Jan 14, 2012 3:54 am
sadhu, sadhu, sadhu! your efforts, frank and those of your team are amazing. thank you so much for sharing this with us. Indeed the Pali pronunciation is very...
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Peter Tomlinson
gnanayasa
Jan 14, 2012 9:59 am
Well, that's the crux of the issue for some of us and for Nanavira Thera, see Notes on Dhamma if you wish a full exegesis on that score Pete Tomlinson ...
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Bryan Levman
bryan.levman
Jan 14, 2012 11:42 am
Dear Frank, They sound great! Thanks very much for this valuable contribution, Metta, Bryan ________________________________ From: frank <fcckuan@...> ...
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Noah Yuttadhammo
yuttadhammo
Jan 14, 2012 1:40 pm
What if Nyanavira got it wrong? we're all commentators, after all... whatever works, I say. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Lennart Lopin
lenni_lop
Jan 14, 2012 1:58 pm
Ven. Katukurunde Nyanananda's (Concept and Reality, Magic of the mind, Nibbana sermons) approach in this regard is also quite interesting. With a deep respect...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilovg
Jan 14, 2012 2:45 pm
Venerable Bhikkhu Kumara, ... N: The oldest commentaries, the Mahaa-Atthakathaa, the Mahaa-paccari and the Kuru.n.di are now lost. Buddhaghosa translated into...
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frank
fcckuan
Jan 14, 2012 11:09 pm
Dear Lennart, Bryan, and Pāḷi friends, Glad you like them! We're all especially grateful to Ven. BKh, and Ven. J., who are the primary parties responsible...
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Peter Tomlinson
gnanayasa
Jan 15, 2012 8:52 am
yes, except Ven. Nanavira claimed to be Sotapanna, which means the arising of the Dhamma eye, not a matter of commentary, see what I mean? He "saw" Dhamma,...
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Ong Yong Peng
ypong001
Jan 15, 2012 8:54 am
Dear Pete, please provide reference to your quotes. Thank you. metta, Yong Peng....
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yuttadhammo
Jan 15, 2012 11:47 am
... A true follower of the Buddha should have few desires. He should be content with what he has and he should try to lessen his defilements. He should have...
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Roger Garin-Michaud
wangchuk59
Jan 19, 2012 12:42 am
the latest update to the Buddhist bibliography is still at : http://www.golden-wheel.net/buddbib.html Enjoy your reading ! [Non-text portions of this...
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yuttadhammo
Jan 19, 2012 9:17 am
Dear Friends, Just a note that the Stack Exchange Pali forum has been expanded to become an Indology forum, in the hopes that it might pass their stringent...
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Kumara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jan 20, 2012 12:37 am
Thanks. Yes, I'm aware of his stand when producing MLDB. He seems to have change a great deal when producing CBD. I wouldn't be surprised if we see him even...
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Mahinda Palihawadana
mahipaliha
Jan 20, 2012 6:02 am
It's very encouraging to hear this about Bhiikhu Bodhi. I was always a bit disappointed with the excessive reliance on commentaries that we can see in the work...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilovg
Jan 20, 2012 1:24 pm
Venerable Bhikkhu Kumara and dear Mahinda, Op 20-jan-2012, om 7:02 heeft Mahinda Palihawadana het volgende ... N: Let us say it depends on the reader what...
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Kumara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jan 21, 2012 1:19 am
Dear Lennart and others, To me, both approaches has its value. Even going purely by Theravadin commentaries has its value. It depends on what we're seeking. If...
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Nina van Gorkom
nilovg
Jan 21, 2012 2:25 pm
Dear venerable Bhikkhu Kumara and all, Thank you for your well thought out post. I shall add a few remarks. ... N: I have heard people say that commentaries...
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Kumara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jan 22, 2012 1:23 am
I don't doubt that there's some good stuff in there. I too refer to them sometimes, but not before I read the early text closely first. I try not to view the...
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Noah Yuttadhammo
yuttadhammo
Jan 22, 2012 2:39 am
The only problem is that one's own view will always colour the text; that's what the commentaries are designed to dispel - whether you agree with their ...
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Kumara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jan 22, 2012 3:08 pm
I can really empathize with that. :-) To be fair, even in MLDB, he mentioned in the introduction that including a comment from the commentaries doesn't mean he...
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upaasaka777
Jan 27, 2012 10:20 am
Hi, I found this text while surfing about: http://lirs.ru/lib/The_Guide%2CNettippakarana%2CNanamoli%2C1977.pdf It's a scan of the PTS Edition in PDF format,...
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Bryan Levman
bryan.levman
Jan 27, 2012 12:23 pm
Dear Upassaka, Thanks very much - very useful! Metta, Bryan ________________________________ From: upaasaka777 <ninti@...> To:...
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frank
fcckuan
Jan 27, 2012 12:35 pm
I noticed that B.Bodhi, in DN 2(1989 published date of BPS booklet), translates the section on the rain in the simile this way: "it would have no inlet for...
