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lished, they would make a great many books, no doubt. So far, only the one book, American Dhamma Discourse, has coma about in Myanmar. Since Sayadaw's Dhamma talks have been recorded on tape, there are probably hundreds of tapes, both in English and Myanmar. If all of Sayadaw's Dhamma talks he has given over the last forty-one years at home and abroad had been recorded, there would doubtless be many thousands of tapes.
I will return to speaking of U Dhammâjîva. He is going back to Sri Lanka now. When he told Sayadaw about his plan to return, Sayadaw refused him permission. You will have to continue for at least five years, he is said to have said. Apparently, Sayadaw has realized the ability of U Dhammajîva, who is 'frying carp in it's own oil'. He doesn't intend to give permission for him to leave willingly.
Sayadaw has quite a lot of carp to help him fry fish in its own oil. There are those from Nepal, from the U.S., from Sri Lanka. There are quite a lot from Nepal. If we were to count just those here now (with their level of accomplishment on the government Pâli examinations, followed by other degrees), there's Ma Agg?ânî (Dhammacariya), Ma Vima?ânî (First in the Nation-Upper Level, Dhammasariya), U Janâdhipa (middle level, second level Thamanay Kyaw), Ma Nandavatî (lower level), Ma Sunandavatî (Lower Level), U Visada?âna (Primary Level), Ma Sâravatî (Primary Level), Ma Nimmala?ânî, U Pa?ñajoti, and U Nikredha. From America, Ma Sumâlâ. From Sri Lanka, U Dhammaâjîva and U Anoma. From Malaysia Ma Vivekânanda and Gin (a female yogi). From Vietnam there is Ma Sunandâ and from Bangladesh U Pa?ñatiloka.
There are still some carp which were fried in their own oil in the past. To mention one obvious person, U Aggacitta. He's from Malaysia. He is expertise in Myanmar as well as Pâli as well as English is praiseworthy. It was he who translated in English for Sayadaw on his very first trip to the U.S. Don't even ask if the foreign yogis appreciated him. They definitely did. The book In This Very Life is his translation. I have repeatedly heard those who read that book acclaim the translator's command of English. In order that he learn Myanmar, Sayadaw taught him himself.
These days, people in the home countries of these carp are getting more of a chance to taste the value of frying fish in its own oil. No doubt they will continue to in the future. The style of frying carp in its own oil is really catching on abroad.
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