Re: the title 'Sayadaw'

Hi Jim,

reminds me very much of Ven. Katukurunde Nyanananda... :-) But I guess he is
known a little bit better in the West for his "Concept and Reality" as well
as Nibbana sermons...

I sure would love to hear or see a book, written by a Tipitakadhara, about
best techniques to memorize Pali books and/or their experience and
challenges by doing so...would be quite interesting to know. Especially when
it comes to entire books.

much metta,

L.

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Jim Anderson <jimanderson_on@...>wrote:

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> Hi Lennart,
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> > :-) looks like a pretty thorough explanation.
>
> Susi Goetz, who is in Chiang Mai, forwarded my question to a
> knowledgeable friend in Germany. The explanatory response is in German
> followed by a short explanation in English by Susi. I'm waiting to
> hear from her again before I post it here.
>
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> > PS: "Tipitakadhara" due to an institutional title or the extant of
> > his memorization?
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> I would say both. When I first met the Sayadaw in 1982 he still had to
> memorize the Yamaka and Pa.t.thaana and I notice Dvipitakadhara in the
> letterhead of his letters to me in the 80s. In 1991, I was told that
> not only had he had the Tipitaka memorized but also the commentaries!
> He is highly regarded among Asian Buddhists but is hardly known among
> Westerners. He's in Montreal until Oct.25. I met him in nearby Laval a
> few years ago at a Vietnamese meditation centre where he was leading a
> retreat and lecturing several times a day mostly to the Vietnamese
> community. His talks were in English with an interpreter translating
> into Vietnamese.
>
> Best, Jim
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