PALI WITHOUT GRAMMAR


A basic course on reading the early Suttas
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Module 4. Maha Satipatthana Sutta (D 22)
Using a trilinear text: Pali text / word gloss / free translation
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Friday 25 Apr; 2, 9, 16, 23 May 2003 @ 7.45-9.30 p.m.
Introductory Class (recommended): Thursday 13 Feb 2003 @ 7.30 p.m.
Venue: The Pali Centre
Blk 644 Bukit Batok Central, #01-68 (2nd flr), S 650644
Tel: 6569 5205

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The Maha Satipatthana Sutta (M 118), due to its encyclopaedic content and deep teachings,
is the most important sutta on Buddhist meditation. It is more comprehensive than the Anapana,sati
Suttas (the topic of which is also covered by the Maha Satipatthana Sutta). Its relevance today is attested by the fact that many modern psychotherapists base their systems on satpa  h?na.

NOTE: Due to the length of the Maha Satipatthana Sutta, the shorter Satipatthana Sutta (M 10) may be used as the main text, but with refer­ences to the Maha Satipatthana Sutta. In this case, both texts will be available for interested students.

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The most direct way to learn Buddhism is to read and live the Pali sutras, some of the oldest records we have of the Buddha's teachings. Knowing some Pali helps to have such firsthand wisdom. This popular and effective course (the first of its kind here) is based on “situational” Pali, that is, Pali as used (contextually) in the early teachings themselves. We will learn Pali the way we learn English in our schools today: less grammar, more usage. Topics covered include:

The basic structure of the Pali language. [Optional Introductory Class only]*

Pali vocabulary and usage.

Basic knowledge of important Pali sentences, terms, phrases.

Locating suttas in the Pali Canon.

Sutta reading and reflection.

The Buddha's teaching as living experience.

*THE INTRODUCTORY CLASS (Thu-Fri) will cover the following:

The Pali alphabet & sounds

The Pali dictionary alphabetical order

The Pali Canon: structure & conventions

Pali dictionaries and tools

Pali & IT (Pali fonts, etc.)

Other modules
1. Dhamma,cakka-p,pavattana Sutta (S 56.11)
2. Kesaputtiya (Kalama) Sutta (A 3.65)
4. Anapanasati Sutta (M 118)

Any previous module can be specially taught if requested by a minimum class of 5 students. Please book ahead. ________________________________________________________________

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