What do you interpret this to mean in English: nīla aggi
Plain and/or simple?!
Inoshi
nīla aggi
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Re: nīla aggi
blue fire ?
In what context was it used?
In what context was it used?
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My own - although fire translated as flame . . . close enough.
Do you have other context on this?
I find the idea of bue in Pali interesting in that it seems to come from darkness. Is there another conception of blue (not a value judgement, just observation).
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Do you have other context on this?
I find the idea of bue in Pali interesting in that it seems to come from darkness. Is there another conception of blue (not a value judgement, just observation).
Inoshi
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Re: nīla aggi
This is true from what I have seen too. For example, nīla is used to describe the "dark" complexion of Moggallana and Uppalavanna.
Uppalavanna is described as having the "hue of a blue lotus" and having dark complexion.
Uppalavanna is described as having the "hue of a blue lotus" and having dark complexion.
Re: nīla aggi
interesting thanks!
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I use the Chrome plugin from this site for Pali: http://pali.sirimangalo.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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I'll look into this tks.
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Now, curious, how to render in Pali script(s)?
Pointers appreciated.
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The earliest Pali inscriptions were made in Brahmi script.
Brahmi converter:
https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscript/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.nibbanam.com/Brahmi/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscr ... miLipi.zip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Fonts:
https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscr ... Brahmi.ttf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.obib.de/Schriften/Fonts/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.nibbanam.com/Brahmi/AshokanBrahmi.ttf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Brahmi converter:
https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscript/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.nibbanam.com/Brahmi/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscr ... miLipi.zip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Fonts:
https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscr ... Brahmi.ttf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.obib.de/Schriften/Fonts/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.nibbanam.com/Brahmi/AshokanBrahmi.ttf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Thanks. What became, or is the most widely used?Dmytro wrote:The earliest Pali inscriptions were made in Brahmi script.
Brahmi converter:
https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscript/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.nibbanam.com/Brahmi/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscr ... miLipi.zip" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Fonts:
https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscr ... Brahmi.ttf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.obib.de/Schriften/Fonts/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.nibbanam.com/Brahmi/AshokanBrahmi.ttf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I can't run an .exe, will poke around links a bit more.
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Can get fonts but not converter. Links don't work properly, or dead on linked pages.Dmytro wrote:The earliest Pali inscriptions were made in Brahmi script.
How to manually convert, and tables anywhere?
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All the links work. To get the converter, you have to click again on the page that opens.
Tables:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.ancientscripts.com/brahmi.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Tables:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.ancientscripts.com/brahmi.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Various scripts are used in various countries.Inoshi wrote:What became, or is the most widely used?
See:
http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/en/ ... _pali1.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Ah yes, I'm mistaken, regarding previous posts, not directly quoted, some sublinks only. When I click on the converter url (https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscript/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) it downloads an html file on my computer, that when I open contains two urls that have been scripted to find another file on my computer, which doesn't exist (maybe the Lipi?).Dmytro wrote:All the links work. To get the converter, you have to click again on the page that opens.
Tables:
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.ancientscripts.com/brahmi.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.nibbanam.com/Brahmi/brahmi.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; opens, informative with dead sublinks.
This https://sites.google.com/site/brahmiscr" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... miLipi.zip provides a download link to Lipi which once unpacked has a folder of files that are not apparently executable on a Mac. It looks like if it may be an .exe I may not be able to run it, as also the .net framework is not supported on Mac.
Thanks for looking into this. I think I just need to manually compare for now, unless somebody is sure about running the Lipi on a Mac.
Inoshi
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Good stuff! Thanks for all the links Dmytro. Not as simple as I would've thought.Dmytro wrote:Various scripts are used in various countries.Inoshi wrote:What became, or is the most widely used?
See:
http://buddhism.lib.ntu.edu.tw/BDLM/en/ ... _pali1.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;