SV: CPED

<I'm currently wrestling with the whole idea, as I have an electronic
edition of the PTS PED that would be really useful for others, but for the
existence of a society founded by the dead authors of the dictionary.

Best wishes,

Yuttadhammo>

We need good Pali grammars i.e. grammars in the traditional sense including
a large section on syntax. Such grammars do not exist. We need good Pali
dictionaries. Unfortunately good grammarians and lexicographers in this
field are as rare as the Tathagatas. And the few in existence would, not
surprisingly, like to get payed for their laborious and time consuming work.
To the best of my knowledge the new PED is still incomplete. The old one is
useful but dated; it is accessible on the net. The CPD will never be
finished and the comprehensive Pali-Burmese dictionary will probably never
be completed either.

Best wishes,

Ole Pind