Hello Ong Yong Peng, all,

I'm sure that Ven. Bhikkhu Pesala will respond in his own time, but I can
tell you a couple of things about him though my relationship with him has
been rather "professional" so to speak:

He participates at E-Sangha and has since before I was even a member there,
let alone a moderator of the Theravada and, now, Pali sections. He also
runs this website:

http://www.aimwell.org/

On this site, you will find more information about him, including a note on
"who he is."

Also note that he has published a version of the Milinda-Pa~nha called the
"Debate of King Milinda," which I have to admit I have not yet read, though
I intended too. The PDF version that I downloaded can be found here:
http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/milinda.pdf

And as I have just noted, there is more personal information about him in
the beginning chapter of this book. Looking at this, it appears that he has
been a monk since 1979.


Metta,

Alan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ong Yong Peng" <yongpeng.ong@...>
To: <Pali@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 6:05 AM
Subject: [Pali] Re: Jhana


> Dear Ven. Pesala, Stephen and friends,
>
> Ven. Pesala, there was a previous post questioning your identity. It
> has aroused my attention too. With due respect, can you tell us more
> about yourself?