Rett, thanks very much for this informative explanation. Yes, I will
be using this in artwork; I will look into using the Sinhalese script
at your suggestion. No ties to a particular country.

Thanks!

Dusty

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, rett <rett@...> wrote:
> >
> >I am not a contributing member of the group. I have been searching
> >the internet hoping to fins some kind folks who might be able to
help
> >me write the following words in Pali script. If someone can help me
> >with this, or point me in the right direction, I would really
> >appreciate it. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
> >
> >dukkha
> >samudaya
> >nirodha
> >magga
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> Pali doesn't have it's own script, so it uses the script of the
local
> nation. You could try Devanagari, which would look like
> Hindi/Sanskrit, or Sinhalese (of Sri Lanka), Burmese, Thai, perhaps
> Tibetan or a few others including western roman characters,
depending
> on what you prefer. Are you going to use them in some sort of
> artwork? If so, to my eye, the Sinhalese script is the prettiest of
> the lot. But if you have a connection to the Buddhist tradition of
> some country you might want to choose their script.
>
> Good luck,
>
> /Rett