Welcome fellow-aussie Christine,
Please tell me more about this Pali course at the U.
of Qld. Is it part of a larger program in Buddhist
Studies? Do they offer intermediate or advanced
courses in Pali too? Is the Buddhadatta book the main
text used?

Metta,
John (an aussie living in the U.S.)
--- "christine_forsyth <cforsyth@...>"
<cforsyth@...> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> [This message may appear twice, as it was originally
> sent an hour or
> so ago and didn't arrive.]
>
> I've been a lurking member of this group for some
> time, but have not
> previously introduced myself.
> I am an Australian woman, living near Brisbane,
> Queensland,
> Australia. I have a grown-up family and not much
> contact with other
> Theravada Buddhists except those I've met via yahoo
> groups, and trips
> to Thailand. I have an interest in gaining a
> deeper understanding
> of Theravada Buddhism and the Pali Canon. Therefore,
> I am
> enrolling in 'Introduction to Pali' at the
> University of Queensland
> this semester, being taught by Dr. Primoz Pecenko.
> I am looking
> forward to this course very much. Knowing less than
> twenty common
> pali words, I am also feeling a little intimidated
> but intend to
> persevere.
> One of the set texts for this subject is:
> A.P. Buddhadatta. "The New Pali Course, Part 1 (6th
> Edition). 'Colombo: The Colombo Apothecaries', 1962.
>
> My question is - does anyone know where I can get a
> copy, and if it
> is it still in
> print? The Uni. Bookshop has no knowledge of it.
> (I understand
> photocopied pages will be given in the lectures.)
> Thank you for the existence of this list and your
> contributions -
> though mostly 'above my head' it has proved the
> stimulus for me to
> take this step. I will also join the others in the
> Pali Day by Day
> study corner.
>
> metta,
> Christine
>
>
>

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