AboutJC Ball Expertise A long-time lay practitioner and student of Buddhism who has lived and studied in all of the three major traditions/schools as a lay monastic (Theravada, Mahayana and Tibetan/Vajrayana) practicing alongside Bhikku's and studying under Monks such as Ajahn Sumedho and H.E Lopon Tenzin Jigme Rinpoche III. I am happy to receive any question you have on the vast topic of Buddhism and will endeavor to give you a clear and honest answer.
Experience I am a long-time lay practitioner and student of Buddhism for over 14 years. I have lived as a lay monastic in many monasteries around the world studying and practicing alongside the Sangha.
Organizations Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK (Theravada, Thai Forest Tradition), Know Buddhism Organization (http://www.knowbuddhism.info)
Education/Credentials Director of the 'Know Buddhism' Organization (http://www.knowbuddhism.info)
Question QUESTION: Which is the correct way of writing the words below?
anicca dukkha anatta
I have attached an image.
There is an extra vertical line at the end of the words in the second set of the words. Which is correct? The first or the second ones? IMAGE: Trans
ANSWER: Dear Ken,
It doesn't seem to be Sanskrit. The word after the forward slash seems to have a 'long a' at the end.
QUESTION: These are written in Pali language which is the prakrita form of Sanskrit written in Devanagari script [The Script of City of Gods]. My question is which way of writing the words is correct? The words with short 'a' sound or the long 'a' i.e. aa sound at the end?
Answer Dear Ken,
I had to ask a friend whom is a fully ordained monk (Huifeng) to help me with this. here is what he said:
"Depends.
Most of them are used as adjectives, so their endings (declensions) have to match the noun(s) that they qualify.
Sentences have more of a meaning than words alone. smile.gif
In that sense, they are "impermanent", "dissatisfactory", and "not self".
But for the abstract forms, ie. "impermanence", "dissatisfactoriness", and "not self-ness", then something like a "-taa" suffix is required."
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