Dear Ven Yuttadhammo,

Isn't it a small world. I was just thinking about that, because I just met
Ajahn Tong (I was on a retreat for about a month and a half at Wat
Phradhatu Sri Chom Tong, just came back a few days ago) and in one
of the talks the name Doi Suthep came up, and then I saw your website
the other day, but I wasn't tempted to ask further. But now since we're
here, I might as well...So do they teach Pali in the Thai script over there
or is it in the Romanized script?....And how does it work? I'm assuming
Pali isn't something you can learn in a short amount of time. I was
thinking of buying a house near Wat Phradhatu Sri Chom Tong, so I
wouldn't have to travel so much, since I was told they also teach Pali
there (at Wat Phradhatu)....what's the difference between your place
and their place? ....and I just love Phra Ajahn Tong as well, he must be
the kindest person ever! i think i was being so disrespectful but he kept
trying to help me!!

Do you know where or how I can get more information about the
courses at wat doi suthep?

(i'm sorry if i sound a bit excited. i have this problem when i talk about
buddhism, because i just love it so much)

Thank you,
June

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Ven. Yuttadhammo" <buffer@...>
wrote:

> Dear June,
>
> > Is there anyone here studying Pali in the Thai script. I currently
> > live in
> > Bangkok, Thailand. It's very hard to get information here for some
> > reason, I don't know where to go. (It seems it should be easy since
> > it is
> > a Buddhist country but...)...are there any books good starting
> > points. I
> > went to the bookstore the other day, bought a bunch of books, but

am

> > finding it rather difficult to get myself started.
>
> I started learning Pali by myself and got almost nowhere :) then I
> went to university and studied intensive Sanskrit for eight months...
> that was probably the best thing I could have done, but I could never
> have done it alone. If you are ever in the North of Thailand, I would
> like to invite you to visit Wat Doi Suthep... we're going to start
> teaching basic Pali here in May, and we'll probably have pretty good
> resources to do it.
>
> > Does anyone have any tips for starters? Is it better to start with
> > the
> > grammar, or start with the Pali readings, from your experience.
>
> IMHO, find a teacher and take a structured course. You can learn

Thai

> by yourself easily, because you're in Thailand. But, apart from going
> to Paliland, I can't imagine anyone getting far by themselves in the
> Pali language.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Yuttadhammo