Hey everyone. I’ve done it again… a half-a-day gone to never return and all I have to show for it is some gobbledeegook in cyberspace. Actually, this time it is kind of exciting, now that I finally have a way to look up words referenced in the commentaries. It’s pretty rough right now, but you can check it out… it works, I think. Here’s a screenshot:
So, to use the lookup, just select “ATT” from the dictionary drop-down, then type in the beginning of an entry to see what is in the commentaries. Clicking on the results opens the referencing paragraph in the main window. For example, if you want to know what is said about “yutta”, for instance, you would find the following:
yutta
K 5.2.2.2 Para. 19 [03] tattha M dhajini nti senaṃ. yutta nti uyyuttaṃ. savāhana nti girimekhalanāgarājasahitaṃ. paccuggacchāmī ti abhimukho upari gamissāmi, so ca kho tejeneva, na kāyena. kasmā? mā maṃ ṭhānā acāvayi, maṃ etasmā ṭhānā aparājitapallaṅkā māro mā cālesīti vuttaṃ hoti. nappasahatī ti sahituṃ na sakkoti, nābhibhavati vā. āmaṃ patta nti kācajātaṃ mattikābhājanaṃ. asmanā ti pāsāṇena. sesamettha pākaṭameva.
K 15.1.5.2 Para. 56 [03] tattha ariyavuttina nti ariyācāre vattamānānaṃ. bhusa nti daḷhaṃ balavaṃ. atibrūhayī ti anantaragāthāya āgataṃ “mā bhāyī”ti vacanaṃ vadanto atibrūhesi mahāsaddaṃ nicchāresi. aṭṭhāsī ti sace nesādo rājānaṃ paharissati, ahaṃ pahāraṃ sampaṭicchissāmīti jīvitaṃ pariccajitvā purato aṭṭhāsi. vissāsaya nti vissāsento assāsento. byatha nti byathitaṃ bhītaṃ rājānaṃ “mā bhāyī”ti iminā vacanena vissāsento. tādisā ti tumhādisā ñāṇavīriyasampannā. yoga nti ñāṇavīriyayogaṃ. yutta nti anucchavikaṃ. dhammūpasañhita nti kāraṇanissitaṃ. tena pariyāpadānenā ti tena mayā payuttena yogena parisuddhena. pamokkhasī ti muccissasi.
K 15.3.4 Para. 163 [03] tattha purisaṃ asaṃsī ti attano upaṭṭhākaṃ āṇāpesi. ājañña nti kāraṇākāraṇajānanakasindhavaṃ. yutta nti kappitaṃ.
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Due to the length of time it took to release this, and the fact that it contains the entire tipitaka and most commentaries, with the xml redone from scratch, I’ve posted the latest release as DPR 3.0. Besides the tipitaka additions, this release contains some minor feature additions and many minor bugfixes. Probably I’ve created some new bugs in the process, so please let me know.
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Well, I thought I would never get around to it, and I still might not, but I’m looking to post a DPR 2.6 soon. Please look for the alpha prerelease on sourceforge soon.
Great news folks, here’s another release of our reader. This release includes one major bugfix, one major feature addition, and several other minor features and bugfixes. Here’s the release notes:
FEATURE: Bookmarks finally work! Read the help.htm file to learn more.
BUGFIX: Compounds are now analyzed in much more depth (sometimes too much?)
BUGFIX: No need to overwrite the remotecheck.js when installing the optional components.
COSMETIC: Brighter background
COSMETIC: Added more info on the front page
Etc.
The major feature, bookmarks, is our pride and joy for this release, as we can now return instantly to where we left off, or switch between two sections quickly (e.g. commentary and canon).
The bugfix regarding compounds has really opened up the compound analysis – finally it does what it should (not perfectly, mind you), giving several alternative break-downs of the compound.
With another very similar project developing nicely on sourceforge, I’m not sure how much longer we’ll continue the development of this project. The only major issues I’d like to see addressed are a) improving the recognition algorithm (it really needs tweaking), and b) adding graphic buttons to the main page to make it look more like an application and less like a web page on steroids.
Anyway, the release is on sourceforge. Happy translating!
My old friend, Justin Tilson, has given new life to our project, offering to set up an svn repository throug his company, sevaserver.org. According to the website,
Why does Seva Server exist?
Seva Server has grown from a passion of creating vibrant, sustainable, conscious enterprize and community mingled with some “computer guy” skills. I felt a calling to create an organization to support the devlopment of internet projects aimed at raising consciousness or serving humanity and the planet.
Humbly speaking, I hope our work in promoting study of the Dhamma in Pali will help to improve the level of consciousness on the planet. As the Buddha said, “dhammo have rakkhati dhammacaarii” – the Dhamma protects the one who fares by it.
