Dear venerables and friends, I have put up the first lesson for PAL. It is not yet completed but it reflects the material of Pali Primer Lesson 1. I have also...
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jhampa_tashi
Jul 2, 2002 2:41 am
Hello. I`m Jampa Tashi, a Gelukpa monk ordained by Geshe Jampa Tekchok of Sera Je in south India in May of 2001. I think you may have heard of a guy called...
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thomas1yup0
Jul 2, 2002 5:20 am
Hello again. Is there a difference between Brahma and Brahma' or Brahmaa? A fellow says the former is masculine whereas the latter is neuter. And, if so, what...
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robertkirkpatrick.rm
robertkirkpa...
Jul 2, 2002 3:10 pm
... Just being working through it, Yong peng. Very helpful, you explain the declensions, cases and conjugations very clearly. Looking forward to more! robert ...
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John Kelly
palistudent
Jul 2, 2002 5:35 pm
Dear Pali friends, This following phrase is one that comes up a lot in the suttas (generally where Dependent Origination is being discussed): "Katamaa ca...
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McClain, Steven
steve_mcclai...
Jul 2, 2002 7:23 pm
Dhamma Friend, Thank you for your time and effort in establishing this web project. Steve ... From: ypong001 [mailto:ypong001@...] Sent: Monday, July 01,...
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oselok
Jul 4, 2002 1:33 pm
Dear John, Thank you for your work. Here you have my suggestions: Lesson 6, Section 1 1. sikkhaapadaa - rules of training 2. vimalo - unblemished purisapuggalo...
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oselok
Jul 4, 2002 1:33 pm
Dear John, JK> Can anyone tell me the subtleties of difference in JK> meaning between all the words "jaati sa~njaati okkanti JK> nibbatti abhinibbatti"? To me...
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Andy
721910352@...
Jul 4, 2002 8:27 pm
Dear Venerables; Hi Group; Dear John; Just a passing thought - if you watch your incense burn, you might be able to see all of it clearly. Imagine that the...
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yoke_free
Jul 4, 2002 10:19 pm
Dear Jampa Tashi, The person you inquire about is simply an unfortunate, not to be taken seriously or bothered with. He and his colleague Ardent Hollingsworth...
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oselok
Jul 5, 2002 6:05 am
Hi, j> I think you may have heard of a guy called Ancientbuddhism, also j> ScriptureAuthor who claims to write books on Buddhism & translate j> Pali. Does any...
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Kumaara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jul 6, 2002 12:21 pm
... I prefer "good". For "skillful";, Buddhadatta translates as: (adj.) pa.tu; pavii.na; nipu.na; cheka; catura. ... To say light without the ambiguity, use...
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tzungkuen
Jul 10, 2002 10:18 pm
Dear dhammafellows Please help me I have a question: There is a phrase under the Abhidhammatthasa.ngahotitle Ganthaarambhakathaa, this compound can be...
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mangesh dahiwale
mdahiwale
Jul 10, 2002 10:18 pm
Can anybody tell me the impact of Buddha Dhamma on Upanishad, Metta, Mangesh ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for...
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robertkirkpatrick.rm
robertkirkpa...
Jul 11, 2002 10:36 am
... Dear Tzungkuen, This is a common introductory phrase. It is often left off of the Singahlese and Thai editions of the Tipitaka but usually included in the...
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Piya Tan
libris@...
Jul 11, 2002 3:23 pm
Hi Andy & friends, I wonder if Andy's Pali Website is still available. I've recommende it to my students, but now I find it inaccessible. Fortunately I have...
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oselok
Jul 12, 2002 4:51 am
Bhante Kumara, KB> I prefer "good". KB> For "skillful";, Buddhadatta translates as: KB> (adj.) pa.tu; pavii.na; nipu.na; cheka; catura. We also find: ...
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Piya Tan
libris@...
Jul 13, 2002 2:33 am
Hi Pali mitras, In the late 1970s Ven. B. Ananda Maitreya published an very good series on "Pali Grammar and Composition for Beginners" in the Pali Buddhist...
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Lennart Lopin
lenni_lop@...
Jul 13, 2002 6:57 pm
Hi there Tzungkuen, It means (lit.) beginning-talk on book(s) As this term is still in use in Sinhalese (religious) language and is found in medieval Sinhalese...
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tzungkuen
Jul 13, 2002 6:57 pm
Dear dhammafellowsF When I was reading a sentence in Dahara Sutta in Samyuttam Nikaya , tepi mayaa anuttaram sammaasambodhim abhisambuddhoti pat.jaanaathaa ...
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Bill Strider
drillerbits
Jul 13, 2002 6:57 pm
Dear Pali friends, Both saha and saddhi.m are used with instrumental case nouns to mean "with." Are these two words entirely interchangeable, or are there ...
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Kumaara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jul 14, 2002 12:10 pm
Dear Dimitry, ... Wouldn't it be possible to say "good at disputation" and "good at the art of throwing potsherds"? I prefer "good" for "kusala" because it...
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robertkirkpatrick.rm
robertkirkpa...
Jul 14, 2002 2:03 pm
Dear Steve, I came across this site today which has CD's of a monk chanting in pali. http://www.buddhist-book.com/prod05.htm ""A unique feature of SBMC is the...
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abhidhammika
Jul 14, 2002 3:12 pm
Dear Bill Strider,(and other Pali Friends) How are you? You wrote: "Both saha and saddhi.m are used with instrumental case nouns to mean "with." Are these two...
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oselok
Jul 14, 2002 5:40 pm
Dear Tzungkuen, t> I didnft know how to analyze the word gpat.jaanantih. If it is (pat.i- t> j~naa)pres.3.pl.p, shouldnft it be pat.ijaanaanti? Though...
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Kumaara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jul 15, 2002 4:13 am
Dear TzungKuen, What version are you referring to? I just check the CSCD, and found "pa.tijaananti". Ven K...
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Robert Eddison
rteddison
Jul 15, 2002 8:41 am
Lance Cousins has a very thorough discussion of this term in his article "Good or Skilful? Kusala in Canon and Commentary", published in the online Journal of...
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Kumaara Bhikkhu
venkumara
Jul 15, 2002 12:23 pm
Ah, now I see the issue. [Please ignore my earlier mail on the version issue.] As a rule, if a long vowel is followed by 2 consecutive consonants, it is...
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tzungkuen
Jul 15, 2002 4:05 pm
Dear Ven. Kumaara: Thanks for your reply I also used CSCD version. I think my 'pat.ijaananti'is equal to your "pa.tijaananti" the t in the prefix "pati-" is a...
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oselok
Jul 15, 2002 5:12 pm
RE> Lance Cousins has a very thorough discussion of this term in his article RE> "Good or Skilful? Kusala in Canon and Commentary", published in the online RE>...
