Re: Sinhala Kaccayana Grammar editions

Dear Jim and Ole,

I could photograph the whole grammar tome within an hour and send it to
you on a CD. I could also scan it in, which is of better quality but
takes much more time. The quality of the photographs is fine though. It
should not come to more than a 100mb. If I can find someone to scan it
in for me then that can  be done otherwise I will photograph it myself.
Best wishes,
                    Bh. Nyanatusita



Jim Anderson wrote:

>Dear Bh. Nyanatusita,
>
>This is quite a good find. All the books you describe are of interest
>to me as well. In association with the project of creating an online
>catalogue of Pali grammatical literature, any publication data for
>these books is much appreciated. I'm not aware of just how troublesome
>this may be but it would be great if some digital images of the title
>pages, and the first and last pages of the books could be produced and
>uploaded to the photo section of the group's home page for members to
>download.
>
>I think a good solution for making such rare and valuable books
>readily available for the international community would be to
>digitally photograph or scan the pages and place the image files on CD
>or DVD disks for distribution. I see that DVD disks now come in 8.5
>gigabytes sizes.
>
>Best wishes,
>Jim
>
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>
>>In the library next door I just found an old 1895 printed Sinhala
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>editon
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>>of the Kaccaayana-sutta-paa.thaa by Jinaratanatissa thera (11 pages)
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>and
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>>a 1886 Kaccaayana-vyaakara.na edition by M. Gunaratana, revised by
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>the
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>>reknown scholar Hikkaduve Suma''ngala (135 pages). Are these of
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>interest
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>>to any of you? Bound together with these in the same leather cover
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>are
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>>also an edition of the Baalaavattaaraya (1901, Devamitta),
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>Padasaadhana
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>>(1887, Dhammaananda), and a Moggalaanaya-vyaakara.na (1899,
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>Devamitta).
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>>I noticed is that there seem to be quite a few copies, MSS as well
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>as
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>>printed editions, of the Padasaadhana, so it seems that it is or was
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>a
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>>popular grammar here alongside the Baalaavataaraya. The latter is
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>still
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>>studied in monastic schools by young monks but  I am not sure about
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>the
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>>Padasaadhana. I was told that the only part of the Kaccaayana still
>>studied is the Dhaatuma~njusa.
>>Best wishes,
>>                    NT
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