Dear all,

Here's a piece of news that I think many of you would be interested in:

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Thais create Buddhist studies landmark
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?eo20030113a4.htm

By George Sioris
Special to The Japan Times

... a small group of modest but dedicated Thai scholars, monks and nuns have worked quietly and efficiently the past three years, seeking solace in the wisdom of Buddha -- precisely by resurrecting his genuine words, ideas and teachings.

Read the rest at
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?eo20030113a4.htm

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There's some wrong information there though, like:
The basic goal has been to produce,
for the first time, a complete romanized
Pali Tipitaka: the full Buddhist canon
in roman characters.
It might be correct though if it refers to only to print (or does PTS rightly claim that recognition?), considering that VRI's CSCD came first.

Btw, I'll be changing my subscription of this group to "No emails" mode very soon for an indefinite period.

take care

Kumâra Bhikkhu