--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Ong Yong Peng" <ypong001@...> wrote:

> Dear Lars, Mike and friends,
>
> thanks for the reference. This is certainly a good and important
> piece of advice, but I can't be sure if it applies to this
> discussion. I am more confused how nama rupa appears under the
> heading of Word by Word. I am not familiar with Visuddhi., but I
> think it depends on whether Visuddhi. is a work based on a careful
> and thorough study of the Tipitaka. If it is a work based on the
> commentaries and sub-commentaries, then it depends on whether it
> convey similar message as the commentaries. I think the same

applies

> to Ven. Nanananda's works.
> __________

Dear Ong Yong Peng,
The Visuddhimagga is avaible on the CSCD in 2 parts along with
commentary to it(Paramattha-manjusa). I believe it is a very careful
and thorough study of the Pali cannon. It has been translated by
Namamoli and also the Pali text society - both good translations.
You can read the first section here:
http://www.abhidhamma.org/visuddhimagga-1.htm
RobertK