middle

[Ludwig]

Hi,

Wondering if someone could tell me why "majjhena" is used in majjhena dhamma (middle teaching/doctrine) and "majjhima" in majjhima patipada (middle path/way), when both appear to mean "middle".


Cheers,

[Khalil Bodhi]

The difference has to do with the case of the noun. I'm no Pali scholar but I believe the first is nominative whereas the second is genitive or something like that.

[piotr]

Hi,

This are just two different words, with very similar meaning:

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philol ... :3763.pali
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philol ... :3769.pali

[Khalil Bodhi]

Hi,

This are just two different words, with very similar meaning:

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philol ... :3763.pali
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philol ... :3769.pali

Thanks Piotr!