Dear Alyssa,
thank you for message with the sad information about Jim's passing. We all
are indebted to Jim for his coordination for this pālistudygroup. He was a
great connoisseur of Pāli. I condole with Jim’s family.
Aniccā vata saṅkhārā,
uppādavayadhammino;
Uppajjitvā nirujjhanti,
tesaṃ vūpasamo sukho'ti.
Impermanent truly are compound things,
by nature arising and passing away.
If they arise and are extinguished,
their eradication brings happiness.
Vergänglich Dinge wahrlich sind,
haben als Eigenschaft Entsteh’n, Vergeh’n,
kaum entstanden, schwinden sie.
Ein Glück ist, wenn das aufhört.
(Dīghanikāyo mahāvaggapāḷi mahāparinibbāsuttaṃ parinibutakathā 221)
Dear all,
I'm sorry to say that there is an another sad news.
Five days ago on 26.6.2562 B. E. (2019) the German Indologist, Buddhologist
and religious studies scholar Hans Wolfgang Schumann is passed away too.
With mettā and karuṇā
Claus M. H. Gatto
Germany
Am 30 Jun 2019 21:55:49 +0000
"nospam@... [palistudy]" <palistudy@yahoogroups.com> schrieb:
> Dear all,
>
> I’m so sorry to have to share the news of Jim’s passing with you. My
>friend Colin and I arrived about an hour ago at the Hospital in Orillia
>with a fistful of printed email good wishes for Jim from you, only to find
>out that he passed away yesterday morning at 2AM.
>
> I had very little information about Jim’s condition when I last wrote you;
>just that he was in hospital and that he was having difficulty
>communicating. I’ve not yet heard back from Jim’s family, but just reached
>out to them again and will share any details I can with you if I hear back.
>
> I have no funeral information or know whether Jim’s family has reached out
>to the Buddhist community. Could you please spread the word within the
>monastic community that Jim has passed away, so that appropriate prayers,
>etc. are said?
>
> Regards,
>
> Alyssa