Dear PG,
Here it is:
http://dharmafarer.googlepages.com/sd15.1_Bhavana_piya.pdf
This may not be the latest, since I am unable to access my Googlepages
for the moment.
It is a free DIY website, so we are at their mercy, as it were. It
could be the heavy internet
traffic.
You can also explore
http://dharmafarer.googlepages.com for more discoveries.
With metta,
Piya Tan
On Sun, Apr 27, 2008 at 9:17 PM, P G Dave <pgd2507@...> wrote:
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> Dear Piya,
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> kindly give me the link to your article on Bhavana that u mention.
> Thanks & metta,
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> PG
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> On 4/26/08, Piya Tan <dharmafarer@...> wrote:
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> > Dear PG,
> >
> > My point is that there is no meditation by such a name in the Suttas.
> > It is so called
> > in the Commentaries and later times. Vipassana refers to "wisdom", as
> > such it is not a meditation in itself.
> >
> > However, I have no problem with the modern usage, as it
> > is a particular approach to meditation, which can be useful for some
> > people.
> >
> > I have discussed some this further in in my article on
> > Bhavana (SD 15.1)
> >
> > Metta,
> >
> > Piya
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:31 PM, P G Dave
> <pgd2507@...<pgd2507%40gmail.com>>
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> > wrote:
> > > Dear Piya Tan,
> > >
> > > On pg. 14 of your paper I noticed the following words:
> > > *"Vipassanâ" meditation (if there is such a meditation)"*
> > > Does the qualification in brackets "if there is such a meditation"
> > indicate
> > > that the term "vipassanâ meditation" is a mis-nomer...
> > >
> > > Kindly explain.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > with metta,
> > > PG
> > > ______________________________________
> > >
> > >
> > > On 4/25/08, Piya Tan <dharmafarer@... <dharmafarer%40gmail.com>>
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> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Dear Jon and friends,
> > > >
> > > > Glad you found the Sutta useful. As long as we keep promoting the
> > Suttas,
> > > > there are good chances that more people would have access to the
> > Buddha's
> > > > Teachings "as is".
> > > >
> > > > The scholar's Buddhism is fine, too, but I like my Dharma plain and
> > early.
> > > >
> > > > I normally use Time Extended Romans, which should be installed in
> > > > C:/Windows/Fonts
> > > >
> > > > if you don't have them.
> > > >
> > > > However, if the PDF works well, then it's fine.
> > > >
> > > > WIth metta,
> > > >
> > > > Piya Tan
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 8:28 AM, Jon Fernquest
> <bayinnaung@...<bayinnaung%40yahoo.com>
> > <bayinnaung%40yahoo.com>>
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> > > > wrote:
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> > > > >
> > > > > Dear Piya Tan;
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks for that paper.
> > > > > It's great.
> > > > > I had problems with the fonts on previous
> > > > > ones, but this one, no problems at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > It's hard to get references, review, and bibliography of scholarly
> > > > > work like this.
> > > > >
> > > > > With metta,
> > > > > Jon Fernquest
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com <Pali%40yahoogroups.com> <Pali%
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> > 40yahoogroups.com>, "Piya Tan"
> > >
> > >
> > > > <dharmafarer@...> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dear PG,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What you seek is found here:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > http://dighanikaya.googlepages.com/D16_Mahaparinibbana_S_sd9.pdf
> > > > > >
> > > > > > See page 13-14 (section 6).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With metta,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Piya Tan
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:38 PM, pgd2507 <pgd2507@...> wrote:
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> > > > > > > Dear learned dhamma and pali scholars,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > So karohi diipam attano
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have seen this line translated in 2 ways:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Make an island unto yourself.
> > > > > > > Make a lamp unto yourself.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > which of these did the Buddha intend?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > the sanskrit words are distinct:
> > > > > > > dviipa = island
> > > > > > > diipa = lamp
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > but in pali both these words seem to converge to "diipa".
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > is there some help either contextual or from another part of
> the
> > > > > > > canon that can resolve this...
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > metta,
> > > > > > > PG
> > > > > > >
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