indx-pali
A collection by U Kyaw Tun, M.S. (I.P.S.T., U.S.A.). Not for sale. Prepared for students of TIL Computing and Language Center, Yangon, MYANMAR.
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Introduction
Language and Script -- lang.htm
Introduction -- Ven. Narada Thera
Diacritical marks -- John Bullit
Forms a / ɑ
Pronouncing the letters AU, AW - DJPD16
Pronouncing the letter O - DJPD16
Pali language and me -- UKT
Pali language and me (cont.)
on further study of Pali. -- UKT
Geography and history --
www.geocities.com
Alphabet -- char-vow.htm
Vowels
Pronunciation of Letters
Consonants -- char-conso.htm
Pronunciation of Letters - consonants
Consonants
A Comparison of Systems
Consonants (Pulmonic) - IPA
English consonants - DJPD16
Pali-Latin consonants - Narada Thera
Pali-Myanmar consonants - Yangon Dist. Univ. 2003
Pali language and me (cont.) - notes to myself for
future work
UKT: the following files are being re-written
Nouns |
Gender |
Declension |
Case -- nouns.htm
Nouns ending in [ a ] |
[ ā ] |
[ i ] |
[ ī ] |
[ u ] |
[ ū ] | [ o ]
Pronouns
Verbs | Word order | Conjugation
Simple sentences | Word order |
to An Elementary Pali Course, by Ven. Narada Thera
http://www.vipassana.info/pali%20contents.htm
Pāḷi
means "the Text", though it has now come to be the name of a language.
Māgadhī
was the original name for Pali. It was the language current in the
land of Magadha
during the time of the Buddha (6th century B.C.). Suddha Māgadhī,
the pure form of the provincial dialect, was what the Buddha used as
His medium of instruction.
The elements of Pali can be mastered in a few months, Pali opens one's ears to the Dhamma and the music of the Buddha's speech. It is also a lingua franca in Buddhist countries, and therefore worth acquiring. This slender volume is intended to serve as an elementary guide for beginners. With its aid one may be able to get an introduction to the Pali language within a short period.
I have to express my deep indebtedness to my Venerable Teacher, Pelene Siri Vajirañāna Mahā Nāyaka Therapāda, who introduced me to this sacred language. Words cannot indicate how much I owe to his unfailing care and sympathy. My thanks are due to the Venerable Nyānatiloka Thera, for his valued assistance.
Nārada
October, 1952.
-- UKT
This course is available on the Internet from many sources
including the above.
www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/pali.html -- zipped downloadable pdf file
http://www.vipassana.info/pali%20contents.htm -- Tipitaka font
www.tipitaka.net/pali/course/ -- in Tipitaka font
www.accesstoinsight.org/pali/
http://www.metta.lk/pali-utils/pcourse.html -- Times New Roman font + Times_CSX+
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/theravada/triplegem_net/pali_tg.htm
The TIL pages (in Arial Unicode MS font) are based on http://www.vipassana.info/pali%20contents.htm(in Tipitaka font) and www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/ele_pali.pdf.
Primary source:
• An Elementary Pali Course, by Ven. Narada Thera
http://www.vipassana.info/pali%20contents.htm -- in Tipitaka font
www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/ele_pali.pdf --
downloaded pdf filein TIL archive
•
{pa-Li. a.Bi.Daan-hkyoap} (PMDict - A Comprehensive Pali Dictionary), by
{lèý-ti-paN~Ði.ta.} U Maung Gyi, Rangoon, 1966, pp.524 - in Burmese-Myanmar
• Module a.ra.111ka. (Dist. Univ. 1999) Distance-teaching University
,
Ministry of Education (Higher Education Directorate), Myanmar, 1999 - in
Burmese-Myanmar script
• Module a.ra. 1001, (Yangon Dist. Univ. 2003) Pali Grammar, Daw Ohn Myint et. al., Yangon University of Distance Education, Ministry of Education (Higher Education), Myanmar, 2003 - in Burmese-Myanmar
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