Some more remarks and a request

Here are some more remarks again concerning the continuative participle.

"Navako" wrote:

Thank you very much --I will add this term into the textbook I am composing,
with a foot-note citing you as the origin/authority behind the opinion. 

Thanks for your proposed acknowledgement.

*However*, it is rather unfortunate that the term itself
("pubbakaalakiriyaa") runs contrary to the real meaning and usage of the
grammatical form, which is by no means narrowly defined as to "kaala" (as
you explained at length).

I found nothing bad with this case, because the usage of CPs as a verb
of previous time ("pubbakaalakiriyaa") is very common while others are
almost exceptions to the rule. That is why they are not mentioned in
classical grammars. As for the term itself used in sub-commentaries, we
should understand that those authors are just adopting a term convenient
for their own use --- they just won't bother to precisely define a term
that is doctrinally trivial. If instances of CPs they refer to actually
denote actions preceding those of other verbs, they cannot be blamed.

>Subject: Re: Prof. Gombrich retires; number of Pali specialists in Europe ever closer to zero?
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The topic of Pali studies degrading in the western hemisphere is very
interesting to me. Why so? Why is Sanskrit and Vedic studies progressing
while Pali going down? I'd like to  request someone there to explain,
for I am a total stranger to modern academics.

with metta


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