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- Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:32 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: A.K. Warder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3624
Re: A.K. Warder
His study of Pali prosody in "Pali metre" is just formidable. Unfortunately this book is extremely rarely studied and his approach to dating of Pali verses based on their metres is largely forgotten. In general, from his books it seems that Professor A.K. Warder was a personality very good...
- Sat Feb 09, 2013 10:02 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Trying to find a book by (disciples) of Pa Auk Sayadaw
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1685
Re: Trying to find a book by (disciples) of Pa Auk Sayadaw
Thank you, pilgrim! Yes, may be it is the book I was looking for.pilgrim wrote:You may be thinking of "The Light Of Wisdom" specifically Chapter 8 where the Sayadaw relates the past life memories of his yogis.
- Thu Feb 07, 2013 10:02 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Trying to find a book by (disciples) of Pa Auk Sayadaw
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1685
Trying to find a book by (disciples) of Pa Auk Sayadaw
Hi all, It seems to me that several ears ago I've seen a book on the internet in which Asian lay disciples of Pa Auk Sayadaw tell their stories of past-life recollection. I mean, they discovered their past lives through practice, and they share their discoveries in that book. I tried to find this bo...
- Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:31 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: best suttas to memorize? techniques?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 24091
Re: best suttas to memorize? techniques?
I'm glad that it was useful.alan... wrote:WHAT???? how have i never read this one before? all inclusive is putting it lightly!!! wow.Oleksandr wrote:The most inclusive one is the Sangiti Sutta (DN33).
Well, this one is just not a part of the set of suttas that are popular in the West at the moment. That's how, I believe
- Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:16 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: best suttas to memorize? techniques?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 24091
Re: best suttas to memorize? techniques?
The most inclusive one is the Sangiti Sutta (DN33).alan... wrote:i'm working on memorizing satipatthana right now. this one is very inclusive.
- Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:54 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Pali - Sanskrit
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5972
Re: Pali - Sanskrit
i've been wondering if any "Pali to Sanskrit" dictionary is available online ( free or otherwise). thx in advance! Dear dreamov, You can also try A comparative dictionary of Indo-Aryan languages : http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/soas/" onclick="window.open(this.href);retur...
- Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:53 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Help with Pali grammar for Dhammapada, Chapter IV, Verse 49
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3259
Re: Help with Pali grammar for Dhammapada, Chapter IV, Verse 49
Dear knowledgeseeker_1, Nouns are declined in Pali, so this is that very word, but in a certain case. Bhamaro is the nominative case of bhamara. PS You can find grammatical analysis of this verse here: http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/en/lesson/pali/reading/gatha49.htm" onclick="window....
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:12 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Modern languages closest to Pali
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8732
Re: Modern languages closest to Pali
"There would have been no first-hand knowledge of Greeks in Gandhara before the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 330s BC." Prior to Alexander, both North-West India and some Greek lands were parts of the Achaemenid Empire. I remember reading that some Greeks were settled in NW Indi...
- Tue Apr 24, 2012 10:15 am
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Modern languages closest to Pali
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8732
Re: Modern languages closest to Pali
Thanks for correction. So first Sanskrit texts date to period about 3rd and 2nd centuries BC. To the 5th century BCE, I would say, since the first (and normative) work in Classical Sanskrit is considered to be Panini's Astadhyayi. The introduction of the name "Sanskrit" is not directly co...
- Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:00 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Modern languages closest to Pali
- Replies: 19
- Views: 8732
Re: Modern languages closest to Pali
Sanskrit didn't exist until the first centuries of Common Era. Dear Dmytro, but why? According to the modern consensus in indology Panini (the "creator" of Classical Sanskrit) is dated to 450 BC, Katyayana and Patanjali, who developed his theory, are dated to the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC ...
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:47 pm
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Shamatha in Five (not nine) Stages?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8149
Re: Shamatha in Five (not nine) Stages?
Yes, right up to the first jhana, but not fully in it, i.e., access concentration (upacara samadhi). Isn't access concentration a strictly Theravadin concept? If yes, why would you think that it is equal to the 9th stage of Asanga? It can equal to another stage in Asanga's system or it can be diffe...
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:58 am
- Forum: Samatha Bhāvana
- Topic: Shamatha in Five (not nine) Stages?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8149
Re: Shamatha in Five (not nine) Stages?
Exactly. As far as I understand, this was his way of training that should bring to the first jhana.manjusri wrote:I realized afterwards that this formulation into nine mental abidings is said to have originated with Asanga (4th c.).
- Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:34 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Awakening - recognition or developing?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2054
Re: Awakening - recognition or developing?
How do you feel about development of recognition? It's like you develop ability to recognise and prerequisites to it. In three main elements of the path, ethics and concentration deal more with development, and wisdom, the third, deals more with recognition.
- Wed Feb 08, 2012 3:53 pm
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Comparative Book on Meditation and/or Mystical Experiences
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2557
Re: Comparative Book on Meditation and/or Mystical Experiences
Does anyone know of a good comparative book on meditation and/or mystical experiences? I believe that a good book on this topic wasn't written yet :) Some books by Roger Walsh are not bad: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&tbo=1&hl=uk&q=roger+walsh&btnG=" onclick="windo...
- Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:01 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Name for a new sutta
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4993
Re: Name for a new sutta
Dear pedro1985, I believe that calling it a "sutta" is not quite a good idea. Suttas are texts that were passed unaltered through more than two thousand years. Wouldn't it be somewhat disrespectful to this tradition to call your own compilation a "sutta"? I would suggest that &qu...