Re: some thoughts on studying the texts

Hi Tadao,

It's great to hear from you and thank-you for your suggestion which
comes close to what I have been thinking of doing. The rules are very
brief -- sometimes consisting of just one word. I will also be
translating the explanations accompanying the rules and adding
comments of my own and drawing on other material along the way. I'm
only just starting to study Kaccayana but I think what I've learnt
from Aggavamsa and Panini should make it a little easier for me.
Undoubtedly, there will be some rules that will be very hard for me to
make sense of and translate but at any rate I will make that clear
when I come to these and other trouble spots. Before I get to the
first rule I thought I should translate the two introductory verses
which I worked on earlier today.

Btw, a belated thanks for your Christmas card. When do you start
teaching your summer Pali course at the university?

Best wishes,
Jim

> Hi, Jim:
> It would be nice for everybody if you (a) cite rules, (b) give their
> translations and then (c) explain the significance of these rules.
> Because, mere tranlation of of these rules doesn't make much sense
for
> most of us, given the fact that these rules themselves are highly
codified and
> abstract.
> tadao