Some of you may already know I’ve wasted put a great amount of time into creating the Digital Pali Reader as a tool to make reading the Pali texts easier for those who already have basic grammar skills. Well, a couple of months ago, while touring Northern Thailand together, one of my students gave [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pali’
Feb 23
On the Word Ajaan (Ajahn, Ajarn, etc.)
I was recently asked whether the word Ajaan can be used for people who are not ordained, and rather than limit the answer to one person, I thought I would share it with all of you who might be interested in the subject.
The word Ajaan, or actually “Aajaan” (อาจารย์) as the Thais pronounce it, comes [...]
Jun 26
Die, Death, Die
I was asked to translate a passage from the Therīgāthā, and so I thought I would share it here, since it seems rather pertinent:
sabbattha vihatā nandī,
I am one who has delight (nandī) destroyed (vihatā) in all things (sabbattha),
tamokhandho padālito.
one by whom the mass (khandho) of darkness (tamo – part of the mana group, it ends [...]
