Discourses with inferred meanings or explicit meanings

A discussion on all aspects of Theravāda Buddhism

Discourses with inferred meanings or explicit meanings

Postby ccharles » Wed Dec 26, 2012 12:06 pm

"Bhikkhus, these two do not misrepresent the Tathāgata. Which two? One who explains a discourse whose meaning requires interpretation as a discourse whose meaning requires interpretation, and one who explains a discourse whose meaning is explicit as a discourse whose meaning is explicit. These two do not misrepresent the Tathāgata." -AN 2.25 from Bhikkhu Bodhi's translation of the Anguttara Nikaya

How can one know which discourses have meanings that require interpretation, and which discourses have meanings that are explicit?
User avatar
ccharles
 
Posts: 99
Joined: Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:50 pm

Re: Discourses with inferred meanings or explicit meanings

Postby Dmytro » Wed Dec 26, 2012 3:38 pm

Hi ccharles,

This is explained in the book:

Francis Brassard
The concept of Bodhicitta in Śāntideva's Bodhícaryāvatāra

http://books.google.com.ua/books?id=t8W ... 4&lpg=PA74
User avatar
Dmytro
 
Posts: 1120
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:24 pm
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine


Return to General Theravāda discussion

Who is online

Registered users: Bing [Bot], binocular, cooran, Crazy cloud, EmptyShadow, Google [Bot], Google Adsense [Bot], ground, Helyron, lifefool, mikenz66, Modus.Ponens, Mr Man, purple planet, thaijeppe, Viscid