It is chosen because that is what the text is saying.DAWN wrote:tiltbillings wrote:Your question is not good. It is unclear. Try for shorter, clearer sentences.DAWN wrote:
But the question arise, who make decision about what should think the practitioner about? Buddha, about whoole conception of "a dhamma", or translator, about just one part of this word like mental fenomena or other?
This is a good question...
Why word "dhamma" is translated like "mental formation". Who? and why? take decision to take just a little part of meaning of word dhamma.
A Buddhist discussion forum on the Dhamma of the Theravada
What mean litteraly : Manopubbangama dhamma ?
Moderator: Mahavihara moderator
23 posts
• Page 2 of 2 • 1, 2
Re: What mean litteraly : Manopubbangama dhamma ?
by tiltbillings » Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:28 am
What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
-
tiltbillings - Posts: 16730
- Joined: Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:25 am
- Location: Turtle Island
Re: What mean litteraly : Manopubbangama dhamma ?
by DAWN » Tue Nov 20, 2012 4:19 pm
tiltbillings wrote:It is chosen because that is what the text is saying.
Actualy it is the problem, because text, Buddha, said "dhamma", if he would like said "sankhara" he would said "sankhara".
Sabbe dhamma anatta
We are not concurents...
I'am sorry for my english
We are not concurents...
I'am sorry for my english
-
DAWN - Posts: 801
- Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2012 5:22 pm
Re: What mean litteraly : Manopubbangama dhamma ?
by tiltbillings » Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:24 pm
Dhamma is appropriate to the context.DAWN wrote:tiltbillings wrote:It is chosen because that is what the text is saying.
Actualy it is the problem, because text, Buddha, said "dhamma", if he would like said "sankhara" he would said "sankhara".
What is the use of his knowledge
pertaining to the number of insects in the whole world?
Rather, inquire into his knowledge of
that which is to be practised by us
-- Dharmakirti
This being is bound to samsara, kamma is his means for going beyond.
SN I, 38.
Níl sa saol seo ach ceo
There is naught in this life but mist
Is ní bheimid beo ach seal beag gearr.
And we will not be alive but a short hard time.
-
tiltbillings - Posts: 16730
- Joined: Wed Dec 31, 2008 9:25 am
- Location: Turtle Island
23 posts
• Page 2 of 2 • 1, 2
Who is online
Registered users: Alex123, Awarewolf, Bhikkhu Pesala, Bing [Bot], binocular, convivium, Coyote, Crazy cloud, EmptyShadow, Exabot [Bot], Feathers, gavesako, Google [Bot], Majestic-12 [Bot], mettafuture, Modus.Ponens, porpoise, purple planet, retrofuturist