Thanks very much, Piya. That's very helpful.

Can anyone answer the rest of my question, regarding how these
editions are related to the Chattha Sangaayana (CSCD) and the Buddha
Jayanti versions, and which among them all is deemed the most reliable?

With metta,
John

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, libris <libris@...> wrote:
>
> John,
>
> These are general references to countries that produce the Pali canon:
> The abbreviations mean as follows:
>
> Be = Burmese edition
> Ce = Sinhala (Ceylonese) edition
> Ee = European (usually PTS) ed
> Ke = Khmer (Cambodian) edition
> Se = Siamese (Thai) edition
>
> and so on.
>
> Sukhi
>
> Piya
>
>
>
> --- John Kelly <palistudent@...> wrote:
>
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > I often find myself getting somewhat confused about
> > the different Pali text editions and the meaning of
> > the various symbols used to decribe them - Be, Ee, Se,
> > etc. Would one of you kind-hearted knowledgable
> > people please post a simple guide as to the meaning of
> > each of these symbols, and how they relate to the CSCD
> > edition that I have on disk, and the Buddha Jayanti
> > version available from the JBE website? I have heard
> > that the latter is the most reliable version to use -
> > is that the current scholarly consensus?
> >
> > Thank you.
> > With metta, John
> >
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