Re: Nyanodayapakarana

Dear Interested parties,
A friend in Thailand informed me that a roman copy might
already have been made of the Nyanodayapakarana a few years
ago. I am waiting to hear a confirmation of this. I can't find
my Thai edition, I thought I bought one about three years ago,
but not in any of the old boxes. In Thai it is called the
"Khamphi Yanothai" (Gambhira Nyanodaya). I am having one sent
from bkk.
More soon on this and more on the Mangala-attha-dipani. I will
try to write up a basic history of this text and a basic
bibliography for research into it for those interested.
It is the last week of classes here and I am a bit overwhelmed
with students and last minute projects.
Best,
jm

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>Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:33:38 +0600
>From: nyanatusita <nyanatusita@...> 
>Subject: Re: SV: SV: [palistudy] Nyanodayapakarana 
>To: palistudy@yahoogroups.com
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>Ole Holten Pind wrote:
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>>Dear Bhante,
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>>>To come back to the ~Naanodayappakara.na. Can you maybe
explain in more
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>>detail why you think that the author of this work must have
had access to
>>the material on which both Diip and Mhv are based. What kind
of material
>>would it be? The Siihala a.t.thakathaas or some old sannaya
or gaetapada?<
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>>I shall send you as soon as possible a transcript of the
part dealing with
>>the writing down of the Tipitaka. It quotes the poraana and
you find here
>>verses that pop up in an edited version in Mhv and Diip.
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>He might have had access to the Sihala Atthakathas which,
according to
>some, were still around in the Polonaruva period, i.e., the
12-13th
>century, to which you date this work.
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>>>Is someone going to prepare a roman script edition of this
interesting
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>>text? Sinhalese scholars would be keen to see it. If the
Thai author has
>>made his text digitally then it would be simply a matter of
converting the
>>font. Maybe the PTS could contact him.
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>>I don't know of any scholar who has ever read the text. I
think that would
>>be a splendid idea to have a roman edition. Personally I
would like to be
>>involved in such a project, having spent quite some time
reading the work. I
>>suppose it must be from the about 12-13. century AD.
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>A first step would be to try to find out who the Thai editor
is and
>where he lives. Maybe one of the members of this group living in
>Thailand could contact him and find out whether he is willing
to help
>with making a roman edition of his work.
>Best wishes,
>                       Bh. Nyanatusita
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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
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University of California, Riverside
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