Re: Pali phrase book?

Aavuso Yohana,

Viisati,vassaani bhikkhu,bhava.m sevaami atha kho sikkha.m pacchakkhaami.
Etaraahi ghaaravaasako dhamma,desako'smi.

Ha Haa'ti maya.m "pidgin"-naama paali,bhaasa.m bhasaama, api ca ta.m
saadhu.m

Sukhi hotu,

Piyo naama tuyha.m mitta.m

On Feb 8, 2008 8:45 AM, johnny pruitt <mahasacham@...> wrote:

> samma (bhante?)Piya Tan
> ga.nisaddavado va bhasita.m va attho ka.n.davaakyassaati. Pada.mpotthakesu Pali-A"ngaleso saddakoso nama upalabhayati. Si"ngapure viharati?
> Sama pajaanami?
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> Dighayuko hotu ca va.d.dhako
> Yohana Pruitt
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> P.S. Ga.nisaddavado I made up. The "statement sound group"?
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Piya Tan <dharmafarer@... <dharmafarer%40gmail.com>>
> To: Pali@yahoogroups.com <Pali%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 8:49:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Pali] Re: Pali phrase book?
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> Aavuso John (vaa Yohana vaa),
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> Si.mhapure Piyo ti piyo'smi ca si.hapure ajjhaavasati ca attho.
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> [Not sure what ka.n.dvaakyena means.]
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> Diighayuko hotu ca va.d.dhako
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> ["Live long and prosper!" I love this one, reminds me of Spock, the
> Vulcans
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> and Star Trek :) ]
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> On Feb 7, 2008 7:34 AM, johnny pruitt <mahasacham@... com> wrote:
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> > bhava.m atthu samma Piya Tan
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> > ki.m attha ka.n.davaakyena si.mha,pure Piyoti.
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> > John pruitt
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> > ----- Original Message ----
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> > From: Piya Tan <dharmafarer@ gmail.com <dharmafarer% 40gmail.com> >
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> > To: Pali@... com <Pali%40yahoogroups .com>
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> > Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2008 9:02:30 PM
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> > Subject: Re: [Pali] Re: Pali phrase book?
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> > Sotthi bhavatu,
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> > Tva.m Paali,bhaasa. m jaanasi?
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> > Bhavantaana. m vissaasiko
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> > Hasena ca mittena ca,
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> > Si.mha,pure Piyo
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> > On Feb 3, 2008 9:40 AM, Jon Fernquest <bayinnaung@ yahoo. com> wrote:
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> > > Ven. Piya Tan wrote: "(Anyone still thinking of conversing in Pali :)
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> > > But, no, we still could."
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> > > First us neophytes need to become familiar with useful phrases.
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> > > And then write some dialogues so that people can gain familiarity.
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> > > Edited and monitored by an experienced Pali reader.
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> > > Simple dialogues would be useful for fluency building.
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> > > There must be a copy of "Aids to Pali Conversation" somewhere in
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> > > Thailand. I can find it and then start posting to a blog, phrase of
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> > > the day from the book. Someone who is still a beginner in Pali can
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> > > only cite the work of others like this.
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> > > There must be dialogues of a more casual sort that can be extracted
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> > > from works such as the Dhammapada Commentary (which i notice has
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> > > always been prominent in Pali exams) and presented, in addition to the
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> > > usual more philosophical abstruse and weighty monologues of the
> Suttas.
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> > > Sincerely,
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> > > Jon Fernquest
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> > > --- In Pali@... com <Pali%40yahoogroups .com>, "Piya Tan"
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> > > <dharmafarer@ ...> wrote:
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> > > > Decades back, as a monk, I remember reading the Pali Bible, and
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> > > > deeply
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> > > > joyful at the Pali, but not what is thrusted upon it. It's like
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> > > pasting a
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> > > > copy of Hieronymus
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> > > > Bosch onto a beautiful Chinese nature line-painting, or blowing a
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> > > trumpet in
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> > > > a
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> > > > sensitive rendition of sitar music!
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> > > > In a sense, we can say that a language is heavily influenced by the
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> > > message
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> > > > it
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> > > > habitually carries. Pali, being a language specially put together to
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> > > pass on
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> > > > the
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> > > > Dharma, is thoroughly coloured by it.
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> > > > Similarly English is often deeply coloured by Christianity, but
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> > > > English is a
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> > > > living language, it is constantly evolving. Pali has attained
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> > > nirvana as it
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> > > > were, so
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> > > > it is unlike to undergo much change, if any! (Anyone still thinking
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> > > > conversing in
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> > > > Pali :) But, no, we still could.
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> > > > The upadhi-struck minds of some Christians never cease to amaze me.
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> > > They are
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> > > > as appropriative as ever. In Singapore, it is not uncommon to see
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> > > permanent
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> > > > banners outside churches, shouting: "Jesus is Lord" and there is a
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> > > > Harvest
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> > > > Church" promising prosperity to believers. So we are sheep to the
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> > > Shepherd,
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> > > > fishes for the Fisher of men.
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> > > > The Buddha: "let go, and you will be free!"
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> > > > With metta and mudita,
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> > > > Piya Tan
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> > > > On Feb 2, 2008 10:13 PM, Gunnar Gällmo <gunnargallmo@ ...> wrote:
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> > > > > --- George Bedell <gdbedell@.. . <gdbedell%40yahoo. com>> skrev:
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> > > > > > Gunnar,
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> > > > > > In your Paliforum post of 1/27, you mentioned 'the
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> > > > > > Pali Bible'. After some investigation online, I
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> > > > > > found reference to a New Testament in Burmese script
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> > > > > > attributed to Tolfrey and de Thomas and published in
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> > > > > > Colombo in 1835. Is this the one you were referring
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> > > > > > to? Whether it is or not, do you have any idea how
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> > > > > > to obtain a copy? I would appreciate any
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> > > > > > information.
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> > > > > Actually, I don't know any details; I have heard
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> > > > > several times that either the Bible, or perhaps only
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> > > > > the New Testament, have been translated into Pali to
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> > > > > convert bhikkhus. I have also heard that this
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> > > > > translation have given some knowledgeable bhikkhus a
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> > > > > great joy, but of a quite different kind than the one
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> > > > > intended.
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> > > > > I have heard similar stories about other Bible
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> > > > > translations (such a choosing the wrong synonym for
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> > > > > "love"...)
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> > > > > Some Christians tend to boast about how many languages
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> > > > > the Bible has been translated into. I always wished to
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> > > > > know how many of these translations are of an
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> > > > > acceptable quality - but I suppose there's no-one who
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> > > > > Gunnar
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> > > > > http://metrobloggen .se/esperanto
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