Dear Yong Peng and all,

> Dear friends,
>
> if you are an advance student or like more challenges in Pali
> studies, you may be interested in what The Pali Study Group is

doing.

> The group led by Jim Anderson studies ancient Pali grammars, and is
> currently studying in detail the Kaccayana (Kc) and its commentary
> Kaccaayanavyaakara.na.

A correction. The commentary is Mahaavijitaavi's
Kaccaayana-va.n.nanaa. I don't have the whole commentary (at least not
yet). I'm just utilizing fragments quoted in an Indian script version
(Tiwari's, I think) of the Kaccaayanavyaakara.na (the grammar) that
I'm using. Commentaries on Kaccaayana are rather hard to come by and I
would appreciate help from anyone who knows how to get them. I have
several leads on Vimalabuddhi's Nyaasa and one on the Va.n.nanaa.
There are many other old commentaries on this grammar as well.

> Please visit the group's site or contact Jim for more details:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/palistudy/

This website won't help as it's for members only. There will
eventually be a website for the general public, but for now, it's best
to contact me by personal email for further information and a
subscription. Although Yong Peng's list is more suitable for those who
are new to the study of Pali, my group is also open to beginners as
well as the more advanced, especially those who take a scholarly
interest in the subject. The study is very detailed and much attention
is paid to etymology, word-formation, roots, affixes, compounds,
syntax and so on. Studying the structure of a word can be as complex
as studying a sentence.

Best wishes,
Jim