Hello All,
I thought I'd give you an update on my progress with learning Pali at
the Uni. of Queensland. I successfully completed the Intermediate
Pali subject this last semester, learning some more of the
intricacies and exasperations of Pali grammar. Towards the end of
semester, I took three weeks off to travel in Thailand and Myanmar,
planning to spend an hour a day keeping up with Pali exercises from
Ven. Buddhadatta's book. Knowing my accumulations, how could I ever
have imagined that this was feasible? :-) Fortunately, the last week
of holidays was back in Australia - nothing concentrates the mind
like fear of consequences - and I've learned the valuable lesson
that this List also teaches - the necessity of studying a small
amount of Pali very regularly - probably forever.
The class is still only very small, and in first semester in 2004,
those who have spent this year completing the Introductory and
Intermediate Pali pre-requisite subjects are able to enrol
in "Reading the World of the Buddha - Advanced Pali Texts" ... which
consists of Readings of selected advanced texts in Pali & the study
of their grammar & interpretation. At last!!

metta and peace,
Christine
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