Re: pa.tipatti

--- In palistudy@..., ppp <miyamoto@...> wrote:
> Hi, Khun Amrara:
> (i) Thank you for a nice message, which I read
> with a smile.
> (ii) I do understand the Thai phrases you've cited.
> (iii) Thai used to borrow many Indic words. Now you
> are invaded by English (and Japanese). At least, the
> invasion of the Indic words were partly accompanied
> by the Dhamma. Whereas the latest invation is
> accompanied mostly by materialism. tadao

Dear Khun Tadao,

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

About the Indic words, if you remember, it also accompanied all sorts
of rites and rituals of the Brahmins, formalized silapataparamasa(sp?)
that became ingrained in the Thai culture, from a person's birth 'til
death.  Why offend the gods and devas, if any happen to be close by? 
Better make doubly sure that every entity is on your side, the stars
included, hence all the brahmans who set the time and place of
important events.  And it is easier to believe that things happen
because of some evil or displeased spirit, it is much easier to fix. 
A friend who owned a popular school once consulted a medium because of
all the problems that they had been having, and the person said there
was a Chinese spirit in the grounds who was unhappy that they had only
a Thai spirit house in the place.  She told Tan Ajaan about this and
KS asked, "What if there is also an Indian spirit or whatever else
there too?  The lawn would be filled with spirit houses!"  To be
honest I don't remember if she did set up the second house or not…

Amara