Pali Word by Word is our second data depository center (DDC) for a discussion
thread of the similar name in the Pali Discussion
Group. The objective of the
discussion thread is for the group to understand the usage of common Pali words
by working on example sentences taken from original Pali texts. This thread
focuses on the 1000 most commonly occurred words in the Tipitaka. Sentences from
the Tipitaka are used to illustrate how each word is used in the Tipitaka. By
working through these sentences, readers get a first-hand feel of what it is
like reading the Tipitaka, only this time it is just sentences, not complete
passages. Hopefully, this approach will help some readers overcome the fear
of reading bulks of text in Pali. It should prepare readers for the real world
of Pali literature. All information from the discussion are properly compiled, organized
and stored here for easy reference in the future.
Pali Word by Word is still an on-going community project by the
group. We encourage you to read the discussion from the group's archive, the
compilation work here will usually condense the messages to produce a concise
and straight-forward form for future references. We
also welcome your participation to share your valuable knowledge and
suggestions.
This DDC uses Velthius Encoding system for presenting Pali words. You may
read about the system here >> [ read ].
Commencement: Sunday, 16th February,
2003
Click here for the most common term in the Pali canon: ca