From: Piya Tan
Message: 12716
Date: 2008-07-28
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 11:01 AM, ong.yongpeng <pali.smith@...> wrote:
> Dear Piya, Jon and friends,
>
> Piya, it wasn't intentional that I left you out of the limelight. ;-)
> Credits are due to you for introducing the trilinear technique. The
> technique allows better communication between the provider of the
> solutions (be it grammar exercises or sutta translations) and the
> readers, by clearly indicating any mistakes the provider may have made
> through observing the IGT. This works in both directions, and in the
> reverse order as well. Hence, Pali < > IGT < > English
>
> Earlier discussions can be traced through the links given in my
> earlier post.
>
> In this group, we shall not show any particular preference to anyone,
> including myself, but an open and honest study of the Buddhadhamma.
>
> Jon, you mentioned a parallel Pali-English Tipitaka, not the first
> time. To me, it isn't just a nice thing to have, but an essential tool
> to be acquired. It, however, will be a very involved task and require
> a great deal of effort. The tipitaka.net website can provide the
> platform for it if there is enough interest to start with.
>
> metta,
> Yong Peng.
>
>
> --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com <Pali%40yahoogroups.com>, Piya Tan wrote:
>
> The group might or might not remember that I was the one who suggested
> we use the interlinear because I have been using it for some years
> before that.
>
> I hope we do not have selective memory and make it sound as only
> certain individuals contribute to this group. In Singapore, there is a
> tendency to show greater deference to the non-Asian, I hope this is
> not the case here.
>
>
>
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