From: Ong Yong Peng Message: 4112 Date: 2004-01-11
Dear friends,
the word this week is bhante. Bhante is a special vocative form of
bhavant to address Buddhist monks. (See Warder Lesson 21, Declension
of the Pronoun bhavant)
DN2 Samaññaphala Sutta CSCD161/PTS1.50
Piyo me, bhante, Udayabhaddo kumaaro.
dear / to me / Venerable Sir / Udayabhadda / boy
Venerable Sir, the boy Udayabhadda (is) dear to me.
piya (adj.) dear.
me (1st pers. pron.) to me.
Udayabhaddo (proper noun) PTS has Udaayibhaddo.
kumaara (m.) boy.
I look forward to your suggestions and comments.
metta,
Yong Peng
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