... Hear hear! English is a very simple language - for about the first three lessons. Then it becomes more complicated the more you study it, and you never ...
... Thank you. There are many gems of worldly wisdom in the Tipitaka. Best regards, Kåre A. Lie http://www.lienet.no/ THESAURUS (n.): An ancient reptile with ...
Here is the corrected version of AN 6.01.05,6, and 7. Comments: Nina: I truly appreciate your comments, but I am trying for a more literal translation when...
Venerable Pandita, Please feel free to elaborate as much as you can on the subject of Ledi Sayadaw. He and his work, paricularly his work with the Sangaha, are...
Hi, I know someone out there will be able to help me with these two words in the Thai morning chant. Yoccanta-suddhabbara-nyanaa-locano. This line is ...
... Yoccanta is probably yo + accanta (the one who (has) + exceedingly) suddhabara is more difficult. I am not sure, but maybe we can read it as suddha + vara...
Pali - Every few days - [C235] Warder - Exercise 20 (page 164) English into Pali (Part 6 of 7) Then Saalavatii thought: “A pregnant woman (is) displeasing to...
An Elementary Pali Course Exercise 16-B: Translate into Pali. 16. She brought three presents for her three little sisters. saa / aahari / tayo / pa.n.naakaare...
Dear Yong Peng, Thank you for your continued posts, I am most grateful. I am just wondering whether the "so" in 18 is better to go after the second gerund? It...
Thanks a lot. These two words were really tricky in the hidden ( yo incorporating accanta in the sandhi) or altered Vara changed to bara in the sandhi)...
Pali - Every few days - [C236] Warder - Exercise 20 (page 164) English into Pali (Part 7 of 7) Then Saalavatii ordered the porter: “Porter, I say, don’t...
Dear Ven. Yuttadhammo and friends, Bhante: thank you for your relentless guidance. I have learnt a lot from the assistance and pointers you provided. In...
Dear friends, An Elementary Pali Course Exercise 17-A: Translate into English. 1. "Aya.m me attano attho." this / my / own / matter "This (is) my own matter." ...
Dear Friends, I am a new Pali student. I literally am starting my studies today. I love languages and I love the Dhamma. I would like to be a Dhamma teacher...
Hello, Pali friends, I would like to clarify the meaning of the term 'vibhava-ta.nhaa'. Suttas desribe three sorts of craving: “Katama~nca, bhikkhave,...
Dear Elizabeth, Welcome to the wonderful world of Pali! May your studies be fruitful. With metta, John ... love languages and I love the Dhamma. I would like...
Dear Yong Peng, 8. Raññaa likhitu.m* ida.m lekhana.m amaccaa passantu! from king / to write / this / letter / ministers / see! May the ministers see this...
Dear Elizabeth, ... Everyone likes friends :) "As when a seed in fire is cast, it burns and cannot grow; Do a good turn to evil men, it perishes even so. "The...
... If I may respond to my own post, here is what Duroiselle has to say on page 15 of his Pali Grammar: "42. When precedeng a vowel, niggahita becomes m: (i)...
Dear Yong Peng, I am catching up with some of your recent solutions posted for the Narada exercises. In Ex 15-B: 6. There is such a young doctor in this...
Hi John, ... I had: ...the honorable Purana Kassapa said this to me. I think your translation is more correct. I picked up this obscure reference in the PED...
Dear Ven. Pandita, Alex, Dmytro, Nina and friends, I keep important questions raised at the back of my mind. It is getting harder to trace messages in the...
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Dear Yong Peng, I am sorry to say that you should know about this long time ago.There are a lot of strange aorist in different grammar texts.Just buy...
Hi Paul, I'm very delighted to get your response - and to get confirmation that others on this list are actually doing these Warder exercises too! ;-) First, I...
Dear Teng Kee and friends, thanks for the pointers. I do not have Ven. Buddhadatta's Part 3 with me now. I may retrieve it from Singapore if necessary. ...
Dear friends, the first working draft of the language guide is now available at http://www.tipitaka.net/palicourseguide.pdf This draft covers up to Lesson 7...
Dear Yong Peng You said in some previous post that you intend to remove some files in the file area to geocities. I think it would be good to know when you...
