Dear Stephen,

This is interesting: writing in ancient India.

> You talk about paper, but you should realize that the use of paper
> began
> quite late in India -- they used patra (palm leaves) or birch bark
> --
> neither of which would have been expensive.

I am writing this on the fly without citations: I think patra is Pali Patta which means "bowl". Shouldn't it is parna (Pali pa.n.na)?

Sukhi

Piya