Re: two study projects

Dear Phra Yuttadhammo,

> Thank you, I was thinking the same thing.  Anyhow, I went digging
through
> the decaying "library" here and found a Thai translation of a
grammatical
> text called the "Padaruupasiddhi", I assume to be the text you
called the
> "Ruupasiddhi"  Big book, lots of grammatical info.  It is translated
into
> Thai by a monk from Wat Ta Ma O, and the original author is said to
be
> "Buddhappiya Thera" or "Coliyamedha'nkara Thera", an Indian monk.

Yes, the Padaruupasiddhi (a fuller title) is the same as Ruupasiddhi.

> I imagine the rest of the texts you are looking for could be found
in Wat Ta
> Ma O.  Were you looking for them, or just asking if I had access to
them for
> my own benefit?

I just wondered if you had access to any of the grammatical texts in
case a reading needed to be checked and also for your benefit too. I
have a Burmese printed hardcopy and of course there are two versions
available online, the Sinhalese one comes with a .tiikaa. Since you
have access to a Thai translation, that might be useful when the
Padaruupasiddhi comes up for study. Does the translation have any of
the Pali original as in a text and translation combination?

As you may have read in an earlier message, Ole is interested in
getting the Suttaniddesa (a commentary on Kaccaayana). I have
transcribed the title page of my copy which I reproduce below. I can
transliterate Pali from Thai but not the Thai language so could you
check it for errors? Also, Ven. Dhammanando wrote down a list of
grammatical texts for sale on the Buddhaghosa College website:
http://buddhaghosa.mcu.ac.th/   which is all in Thai. Could you find
the url for the page(s) with these texts and prices? And how should
one who doesn't speak Thai contact the college? Is the Thai
translation of Padaruupasiddhi by chance also from the college
(affiliated with Mahachulalongkorn University)?

Title: Kaccaayanasuttaniddesa
    Gambhiira-?adhipaayasuutara?-kaccaayanavyaakara.na
Author: Phra Saddhammajotipaalathera
Editor: Phra Dhamamolii
     (samasakagi upasamo P. Dh. ?? M.A. Ph.D) taravacajaara?
[What it that symbol after P. Dh.?]
General Editor?: Phra Mahaa Nimitr Dhammasaaro P. Dh. ?? parivararata?

Publisher?:
mahaavidyaalayamahacu.laala"nkara.naraajaavidyaalaaya
vidyaajetapaa.liisiksaabuddhaghosa nagarapa.thuum (Nakorn Pathom?)

Best wishes,
Jim




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