Pāli
Cultural context / Language / Pāli
Part of tag cluster Language in key topic Context of the Teachings
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Abhayagiri 2015 Winter Retreat, Session 35 – Feb. 24, 2015

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3. “Are any of the lists in this sutta (MN 95) explained in other suttas?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Ñāṇiko. [Sutta] // [Bhikkhu Bodhi]

Reference: P.A. Payutto’s Dictionary of Numerical Dhammas (in Thai). [P. A. Payutto] [Tipiṭaka] [Pāli]

Explanation of volume and page numbers in the Pāli Tipitika. [Pāli]

Comment by Debbie Stamp: Similar listings often refer to the gradual training. [Gradual Teaching]

Sutta: MN 107: Gaṇakamoggallāna Sutta.

Sutta: MN 47: Vīmaṃsaka Sutta.


2015 Thanksgiving Monastic Retreat, Session 7 – Nov. 27, 2015

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13. “How important is chanting for one’s practice? Do you have any tips for how to recite/remember the Pali chants?” Answered by Ajahn Pasanno. [Chanting ] [Memory] [Pāli] // [Monastic life] [Recollection] [Devotional practice] [Energy] [Thai Forest Tradition] [Long-term practice] [Dhamma recordings] [Posture/Walking] [Almsround] [Mindfulness]

Story: Ajahn Mun would chant for over an hour each evening before he started meditating. [Ajahn Mun] [Monastic routine]

Suttas: AN 10.60 Girimānanda Sutta; SNSN 22.22: Dhammacakkappavattanasutta (Chanting Book translation).

Story: The evening program at Wat Fah Krahm is three hours of chanting followed by a three-hour sit. [Wat Fah Krahm] [Meditation]

Reference: Amaravati Chanting Book, p. 138: Rhythm of the Pāli language. [Pāli]

Sutta: SN 48.9: Mindfulness related to memory.


Chanting, Session 3 – Jun. 2, 2018

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4. “Are there books or online resources for the study of Pāli?” Answered by Ajahn Ñāṇiko. [Pāli] [Dhamma books] [Dhamma online]

Reference: A New Course in Reading Pāli by James W. Gair and W. S. Karunatillake (pdf) [Pāli] [Learning]

Note: Bhikkhu Bodhi’s Reading the Buddha’s Discourses in Pāli was published in 2020.