Dear Pali friends,

As regard my referencing note below, it is the same system (or similar) as the one
used by Bhikkhu Bodhi (or Nyanamoli) in "The Middle Length Discourses", see for
example at the end of n273:

Pug 1:35-36/15 [Puggala Pa~n~natti, book of Ones, sutta 35-36 / PTS text page 15]

However, through my own experience, I find it more convenient to reverse it:

Pug 15/1.35 [Pug page 15, etc.]

My usage of the period (.) to denote the sutta no. and the colon (:) to denote text
page (following the traditional PTS usage) is also the reverse of Bhikkhu Bodhi's.

I know many more enlightened readers here might regard this as bookish
hair-splitting, but if we want more surprises like the "trilinear text" method, we
need to start working on some agreed or agreeable standards in Pali studies
referencing, at least for the benefit of future students.

I'm sure there are already such workable systems being used in various specialist
academic institutions like the CPD system). So we may have a lot of grounding to work
with and choose a system (like finding some common denominator) that works for us at
least.

People like John Bullitt and Andy have produced some marvellous ideas on this.

I've attached the system I've using over the last decade or so (however, it needs
updating as regards new Pali editions and translations).

Sukhi.

P.


Piya Tan wrote:

> Dear Pali friends,
>
> A short note on revision of the cognate referencing method I use.
>
> Previously I would use the following referencing, say, for the
> Kaccaana,gotta Sutta, as
>
> S 2:17=12.15 [that is, Sa.myutta vol. 2 page 17 is the same as sa.myutta
> 12, sutta 15]
>
> However, there is a problem when relating to other identical passages, for
> example, this same sutta appears in S 3:134 (S vol. 3 page 134).
>
> So I have changed the system to accomodate this problem:
>
> S 2:17/12.15=3:134.
>
> In other words, I have adopted the virgule or slash to show a cognate
> reference, and the equal sign to designate an identical passage elsewhere.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Sukhi.
>
> P.
>
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