Dear Alex,

By "Here" do you mean Singapore?

We do chant the Indian style at the Minding Centre and it is my own personal
style,
too, although I was trained in the Thai style as a monk. I like the tune of
the Myanmar
style (as does my younger son).

The chanting at the Buddhist Fellowship (http://www.buddhistfellowship.org)
is also close
to "Indian" style. The Singapore chanting style is evolving now. They have
Puja every
Sunday at 11.00 am.

Metta,

Piya Tan

On Feb 13, 2008 7:34 AM, Alex Long <duriank24@...> wrote:

> Namaste Brother Piya Tan for the advice. Where do you find native,
> ethnic north Indian here?
>
>
> Piya Tan <dharmafarer@... <dharmafarer%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> The "best" way of pronouncing Pali would of course be by a native, an
> ethnic
> north Indian. (Not a Sinhalese, although it sound close.)
>
> However, the Myanmarese and Thai have their own pronunciation, too.
>
> In Singapore, we try to sound as close to the Indian sound as possible.
>
> In the end, it is what helps you understand what you read and hear.
>
> Metta,
>
> Piya
>
> On Feb 12, 2008 10:18 PM, Jim Anderson <jimanderson_on@...<jimanderson_on%40yahoo.ca>>
> wrote:
>
> > --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com <Pali%40yahoogroups.com><Pali%40yahoogroups.com>, "duriank24"
> > <duriank24@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear Learned pali friends and bros in the dhamma,
> > >
> > > Honestly I learn pali the language of the Sublime Buddha to learn
> > > his teaching. As most of us lay people only speak certain word of
> > > pali or saying of the Buddha . Besides hearing through tape,cd or
> > > DVD what is the best ways to improve one's learning fluenct,
> > > please advice?
> > >
> > > Thanks you,
> > > Namaste
> > > Alex
> >
> > Dear Alex,
> >
> > To improve on your Pali pronunciation, you could try reading a Pali
> > text out loud. Although the pronunciation may sound crude at first,
> > with practice it will improve over time. You can also check with the
> > pronunciation keys in Pali primers. I like Warder's key the best. To
> > take the practice further you could try memorizing a Pali text and
> > reciting it from memory, aloud or in silence. Also, chanting with
> > another person or a group of people would help too.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
>
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