... Colombo Apothecaries (odd name for a publisher!) are no longer publishing it, but the Buddhist Cultural Centre in Dehiwala has brought out an issue of...
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Kumaara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Feb 1, 2003 12:03 pm
Nina, if you run a check on that word "bhuupaalo" in the CSCD, you'd also find that it is a very rare word. It is only (occasionally) found outside the...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 1, 2003 2:08 pm
Dear Ven. Kumara, Nina and friends, thanks. I have checked and found that there are several other words for king: raaja, bhuupati, etc. all are masculine...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 1, 2003 2:13 pm
Pali Primer Exercise 1 Translate in English 7. Braahma.naa bhaasanti. brahmins / speak The brahmins speak. 8. Mittaa gacchanti. friends / go The friends go. 9....
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 1, 2003 2:40 pm
Dear Christine, would you kindly provide more info. on the course you would be taking, such as a web address or the complete reading/reference list. metta, ...
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John Kelly
palistudent
Feb 1, 2003 5:58 pm
Dear Yong Peng and friends, It is true that the word bhuupaalo is very uncommon in the canon. Clearly Lily de Silva, author of "Pali Primer" chose it over...
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nina van gorkom
nilo@...
Feb 1, 2003 6:04 pm
Dear Piya Tan, Yes, thank you for correcting.I misspelled it. Yes, baddha comes from bandhati. Nina....
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nina van gorkom
nilo@...
Feb 1, 2003 6:04 pm
Dear Yong Peng, just a note on why Sariputta explained to him aanaapaanasati. This is also explained in the Co, but I have not come to that yet, I am very slow...
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John Kelly
palistudent
Feb 1, 2003 6:06 pm
Welcome fellow-aussie Christine, Please tell me more about this Pali course at the U. of Qld. Is it part of a larger program in Buddhist Studies? Do they...
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christine_forsyth <...
christine_fo...
Feb 1, 2003 6:56 pm
Dear Robert, Yong Peng, John and All, Robert: thank you for the information about the Buddhist Cultural Centre in Dehiwala. Much appreciated. I've contacted...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 2, 2003 1:06 am
Dear John and friends, thanks, John, you are right. Allow me to add that: 1. bhuupati is covered in Pali Primer Lesson 25. 2. raaja is covered in An Elementary...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 2, 2003 1:14 am
Dear Nina and friends, thanks, Nina, I will make the update at the next round of the translation. The Comm. is really interesting. metta, Yong Peng. ... is...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 2, 2003 1:28 am
Dear Christine, thanks for the info. I am currently doing an engineering degree at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). Unforunately, the Pali class...
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Piya Tan
libris@...
Feb 2, 2003 3:19 am
Dear Pali Friends, As regards the word "bhuupaalo", it is also found in its fuller form as "bhuumi,paalo" as in the present king of Thailand's name. It simply...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 2, 2003 11:32 am
Pali Primer Exercise 1 Translate in English 10. Manusso chindati. man / cuts The man cuts. 11. Purisaa dhaavanti. men / run The men run. 12. Sahaayako...
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bodhi2500 <Bodhi25...
bodhi2500
Feb 3, 2003 12:35 am
Hello Are Puriso,Manusso,Naro, (and the plurals) pretty much interchangable? Or is there any reason one would use one over the other ? Seems that Puriso is...
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Piya Tan
libris@...
Feb 3, 2003 5:45 am
Pali Friends, Attached are some Pali textual conventions I thought might help in a standardized text and translation. Please let me have your feedback for the...
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bodhi2500 <Bodhi25...
bodhi2500
Feb 3, 2003 6:03 am
Hello Does anyone know where/if a complete list of answers to the exercises in A.K.Warder's Intro to Pali can be found?,without having to buy the PTS Digha N....
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Kumaara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Feb 3, 2003 8:38 am
Dear Valarie, It does seem to me that it has many Pali words, e.g., Namo, Karu.niko. Many of them appears corrupted, e.g., Sapasatanang (Sabbasattaana.m),...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 3, 2003 8:59 am
Dear Steve, as I understand, these words may be used interchangeably when referring to 'man' as in a person or a people. If we need the word 'man' in contrast...
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Kumaara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Feb 3, 2003 9:01 am
Steve, You can try this: Partial answer key for Warder http://www.accesstoinsight.org/pali/answers.html metta, KB...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 3, 2003 9:05 am
Dear Steve and friends, I think we also use 'manussa' when referring to man as a type of creature. metta, Yong Peng ... referring to 'man' as in a person or a...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 3, 2003 9:21 am
Dear Piya and friends, I have uploaded the file and it's now available here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pali/files/thepalicentre/Piyac2_030201.d oc metta, ...
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Ong Yong Peng
ypong001
Feb 3, 2003 9:36 am
Dear friends, here is a study file of the Aranavibhanga Sutta provided by Piya: ...
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 3, 2003 11:53 am
Pali Primer Exercise 1 Translate in English 13. Tathaagato bhaasati. Buddha / speaks The Buddha speaks. 14. Naro pacati. Man / cooks The man cooks. 15....
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Ong Yong Peng <ypo...
ypong001
Feb 3, 2003 12:01 pm
Dear Piya and friends, the filenames may have resulted in difficulties accessing the files, I have done some pruning: ...
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Piya Tan
libris@...
Feb 3, 2003 2:14 pm
Dear Pali Friends, I know many of us have great ideas about how to edit and translate Pali. Random attempts only last as long as the author's vision, energy...
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Piya Tan
libris@...
Feb 3, 2003 3:48 pm
Dear Pali Friends, Could anyone please explain the form of words like dhaatuso (in the elements?) (D 22.6) sabbaso (in every way) Sukhi. P....
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Frank Kuan
fcckuan
Feb 3, 2003 4:40 pm
In reference to Piya's translation of M139, some comments: 1) Doesn't the Buddha contradict his own teaching on nonconflict, non praising and non disparaging...
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christine_forsyth <...
christine_fo...
Feb 3, 2003 8:57 pm
Hello Frank and All, Frank, I thought I recognised your 'forthright' style. :-) With regard to point (2) of your post: I wonder if language in the Buddha's...
