Re: update (dictionary)

Dear Nina,

Thanks for bringing it up. I think this Pali-Pali dictionary thing
first came up in a message by Suan to DSG which you then forwared to
the Pali group. Steve enquired about such a dictionary to which Suan
replied citing the Abhidhaanappadiipikaa (abbr. Abh) which is about as
close as you'll come to one, I think. The CPD only mentions this work
plus the Ekakkharakosa which may just be a very small dictionary of
one-syllable words. There are also other related works such as the
.tiikaa-s that accompany these, and there is the Suuci that Teng Kee
has mentioned here before.

The Abh which is composed of 1203 verses is not like a dictionary in
the way we normally think of one as having an alphabetical arrangement
of words and their definitions. Perhaps later on we could take a close
look at how Abh is structured and how to make good use of it. We could
also input some ideas on what we would like to see in a more
conventional Pali-Pali dictionary and perhaps try our hand at
producing some sample entries.

On your last point, I'd first have to make the geocities webpage
presentable before I'd be ready to announce it to the Pali group and
the rest of cyberworld. This could take awhile as there is much else
for me to attend to the moment but will work on it when I find the
time. Right now, the page only has a listing of two downloadable files
(MN 10 and its comy) which I will be taking down.

Best wishes,
Jim

> Dear Jim,
> Thank you very much. More than once on Pali yahoo list people asked
for a
> Pali Pali dictionary. Could you announce your
ca.geocities.com/palistudy to
> this list?
> Looking forward,
> Nina.
> op 07-01-2004 19:36 schreef Jim Anderson op jimanderson_on@...:
>
>  So any question relating to Pali is welcome.