Re: Some questions about the Dhātumālā

Hi Chris,

You wrote:

First off, in the introduction, pg7 (all pages listed are the PDF page in
the link), discussing the Suttamālā, he says, "... in the ninth and last
chapter the author dealt with the style of the language in the Texts,
Commentaries, Subcommentaries and other treatises. Towards the end of this
chapter he mentioned the three kinds of kathās (talks, taken from the
Anuṭīkā to Kathāvatthu), five members of syllogism, 32 Tantrayuttis (ways
of understanding treatises), all in some detail."

Could someone shed some light on the 3 kinds of kathās, the five members of
syllogism Saddanīti discussed, and the 32 Tantrayuttis?  Is there an
English translation of this part, or will I merely have to wait until my
Pāḷi is up to snuff to read it in detail?
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Jim: I don't know of any English translation of the ninth and last chapter
of the Suttamālā and I'm afraid you're left with having to read it in Pali
and doing the necessary research. The 32 tantiyuttis are descussed in brief
on page 920 of H. Smith's edtion. There is also a ṭīkā on this chapter but
it is in the form of a pdf of the Burmese MS in which you would have to read
in Burmese script. I think these 32 yuttis have some connection to a similar
list of yuktis in Sanskrit (perhaps in Kauṭilya's Arthaśāstra). The term
must be extremely rare in Pali as it doesn't seem to be on the CSCD 3 disk.
The ninth chapter looks like a very interesting one to study in detail as
well as the eighth chapter which deals with the four classes of words.

I will look into your other questions later.

Best wishes,

Jim