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These days Pali isn’t often spoken. But it is chanted quite a bit. I imagine most readers haven’t heard what Pali sounds like, so here’s some Pali chanting for you to listen to. Below the video I’ve pasted the actual sutta so you can follow along (they chant it twice). Karaniya Metta Sutta (Loving-kindness) 1. [...]

It’s been a while since I wrote about my Pali study, but that doesn’t mean I’ve slowed down any. I’ve been pushing through the A.K. Warder book, entering all exercises into Mnemosyne and drilling them almost daily (I tend to miss a day on the weekend). I’ve just finished Lesson 7. Twenty-three more lessons to [...]

It’s not everyday you see Pali mentioned in the news. I found this piece quite by accident: More than a thousand monks and members of the public to recite Pali text 24-hours a day for 57 days A marathon public reading of the Tripitaka, the earliest collection of Buddhist teachings, began yesterday at Sanam Luang, [...]

I cracked open my Pali book today when I had some free time at work and I have to say I’m quite excited! I am now one of the privileged few in Japan who can call themselves Pali students. I may be the only person in my entire prefecture to be studying this language. I [...]