Hello, Angelo,

Here is a pdf file that shows the transliteration between Roman and
Sinhalese characters. If you are thinking of the Sri Lankan Pali texts
that are written on palm leaves, this is the script that is used,
although I do not have any direct experience with those texts. I am sure
that someone at the Pali Text Society could tell you. Here is the
transliteration link:

http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/sinhales.pdf

There is also some interesting information on Sinhalese in this document
from the Pali Text Society:

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/pali/frontmatter.html


Metta,

Eric Van Horn
Colchester, Vermont


-----Original Message-----
From: Angelo Sturiale [mailto:seibutsu@...]
Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 5:11 AM
To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Pali] help

Dear Dmitry,
thank you for your reply.
I know that roman script are as valid as any other script. But it is the
pali local script that I really need,not the roman translitteration.
Buddhist monks, at least in Sri Lankian Theravada Tradition, they learn
how to read pali from the original script, not by the roman
translitterated texts.
I would be very grateful if you can provide me useful information where
to look for what I need.

Regards
Angelo

"Dimitry A. Ivakhnenko (Äìèòðèé Àëåêñååâè÷ Èâàõíåíêî)"
<koleso@...> wrote:
Dear Angelo,

A> I am writing to this group as I really need some help. Could any of
A> you provide for me the a picture (scan/jpg) of the first book
A> (Yamakavagga)of the Dhammapada, in pali? I mean, I need the original
A> text, not the translitterated form in roman characters.

Since Pali texts were transmitted orally for several centuries, they
don't have any particular script, and are written in local scripts. So
roman transliteration is as valid as any other script.

Best regards,
Dimitry



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