Nina, if you run a check on that word "bhuupaalo" in the CSCD, you'd also find that it is a very rare word. It is only (occasionally) found outside the Tipitaka.

I like this day-by-day Pali lessons that Yong Peng is offering to beginners. However, I do hope he could be choosy about the vocabulary. More work, yes. But, better to share useful Pali.

metta,
kb


At 02:19 AM 01-02-03, nina van gorkom wrote:

>Dear Yong Peng,
>A good idea for everybody, also catching up on vocabulary. I stumbled a bit
>on bhuupaalo, protector of the earth, it is somewhat unusual. I like this ,
>because we can just look everyday and get something without strain. The less
>grammar and vocabulary we have to look up later on, the more agreeable will
>be the reading.
>Thank you,
>Nina.