SV: [Pali] Re: siiha ... lion's roar?

--- Ong Yong Peng <yongpeng.ong@...> skrev:

> Even
> the name of Singapore means Lion City, in Malay it
> is Singapura, in
> Pali it would be Siihapura!

And in Sanskrit "Si"mhapura", which I suppose is
perhaps the original form.

And Buddhaghosa's commentaries were based on a
previous commentary in the lion language -
Si"mhala/Siihala.

And Ceilão/Ceylon is the Lion Island.

Gunnar



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