[Buddha-l] learning Sanskrit

[Richard P. Hayes]

On Wed, 2005-07-27 at 19:44 -0700, Leigh Goldstein (d) wrote:

> What about this argument:
> 
> Anyone who studies Sanskrit (or Pali), as a beginner or amateur, to read
> original Buddhist texts will be, in effect, reading a very poor translation.
> Much better to read one or more translations by someone who is a highly
> trained and studied professional.

Better yet would be to do both: read a good translation prepared by a
professional and read the text in the original. Repeat enough times to
become good enough at reading the original that you no longer require
someone else's translation.

-- 
Richard Hayes