Himi = monk in Sinhalese/Sinhala

Metta,
Lennart

On Aug 18, 2011, at 8:28 AM, Piya Tan <dharmafarer@...> wrote:

> This "Fourth" Vism (Nyanamoli) edition is certainly the best I've seen so
> far, not only with the totally new digital typeset, but with footnotes
> rather than troublesome endnotes.
>
> However, there is a mystery about this new edition. I have a "Fifth" edition
> (dated 1991) printed by Karunaratne & Son in Colombo. Its print is much
> clearer than this 2010 ed. It follows the old format. I wonder if this is
> the "lost" digital version mentioned in our edition here, which is given as
> the 4th ed (2010). This is going to be confusing for the librarians. Anyway,
> it remains that we have a more readable 2010 edition here.
>
> What does "Himi" at the end of Buddhaghosa and Nyanamoli's names mean?
>
> With metta,
>
> Piya Tan
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 4:33 AM, Brian Farley <zouzougne@...> wrote:
>
>> **
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>> sadhu, sadhu, sadhu.
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Bryan Levman <bryan.levman@...>
>> To: "Pali@yahoogroups.com" <Pali@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Pali] Free book: Visuddhimagga - The Path of Purification
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>> Thanks Yong Peng,
>>
>> A great addition to my e-book collection!
>>
>> Metta, Bryan
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Ong Yong Peng <palismith@...>
>> To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 5:53:25 AM
>>
>> Subject: [Pali] Free book: Visuddhimagga - The Path of Purification
>>
>> Dear friends,
>>
>> Visuddhimagga - The Path of Purification,
>> translated from Pali by Bhikkhu Ñānamoli
>>
>> This classic manual of Buddhist doctrine and meditation, is now available
>> free of charge. The entire volume can be downloaded in PDF format here:
>> http://what-buddha-said.net/library/pdfs/PathofPurification2011.pdf
>>
>> metta,
>> Yong Peng.
>>
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