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... Thanks Bhante, that is useful to know. What about khama as 'forgiveness'? For example, in Theravada monks ask each other for forgiveness with this exchange (don't know where this comes from, not from suttas AFAIK): khamāmi, khamitabbam. (I forgive you , please forgive me ) I learned it from a t...

... Dear Frank, this online dictionary gives the PMA (Pāli-Myanmar Abidan [dictionary]) Pāḷi etymologies without the recourse to Sanskrit -- such recourse is not unproblematic (yet helpful at times) since it is, after all, a different language ... But here Rhys Davids gave the equivalent Skt. roots...

Here I explore in detail the the infinite space dimension formula: http://lucid24.org/sted/8aam/8samadhi/smd5/index.html The solution to the OP's question comes from studying how the words patigha and nanatta are used in the suttas. And also what rupa is referring to. Rupa from the four jhanas, is r...

detailed research on the topic: http://lucid24.org/sted/7sb/4piti/index.html and here for many sutta passages: http://lucid24.org/sted/7sb/4piti/book/index.html Note that mudita as a brahmavihara, pamojjja + piti, are all very closely related practices. One of the big misconceptions people have abou...

Dhammanando wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 6:12 am ...

many thanks, Ven. Dhammanando!

Can someone give a complete translation of this line? It's the commentary to MN 69. ♦ "āruppā" ti ettāvatā aṭṭhapi samāpattiyo vuttā honti. tā pana sabbena sabbaṃ asakkontena sattasupi yogo karaṇīyo, chasupi ... pe ... pañcasupi. sabbantimena paricchedena ekaṃ kasiṇe parikammakammaṭṭhānaṃ paguṇaṃ ka...

I like B. Thanissaro's interpretation of metta. I'm not sure the EBT is specific enough to support his interpretation. That will be a research project for some other time... Remember the 4 brahma viharas were a non buddhist practice that he incorporated, their original goal was to be reborn in the c...

https://notesonthedhamma.blogspot.com/2 ... ajahn.html
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I heard this on an old recorded Dhamma talk of his, not a quote, just a very rough inaccurate paraphrase of the gist of what he said.

What do you propose as more accurate gold standards for pali pronunciation? audtip.org is always looking to add and improve its collection. I don't understand your comment about Ven. Jiv's pronunciation of letter 'v'. To my american ear, it does sound like a combined v+w most of the time, with a few...

https://notesonthedhamma.blogspot.com/2020/10/an-411-and-412-b-sujato-abducts-vitakka.html excerpt: The two suttas AN 4.11 and AN 4.12 are a connected set to be read and understood together. AN 4.12 talks about doing four jhanas in all four postures without explicitly using the label '4 jhanas', in...

If you want to learn correct pāli pronunciation, this is the gold standard. https://audtip.blogspot.com/2020/10/ven-jivs-pali-chanting-for-first-10.html And to clarify the title of this post, I'm not sayiing Ven. Jiv's pali chanting is better in SN 47 than his chanting of DN 22. I'm saying SN 47 vag...

DN 21: Let's keep it platonic. Does B. Sujato know the difference between lust (kāma) and friendliness (metta)?
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cappuccino wrote: ↑Sun Sep 27, 2020 7:34 pm too complex, you need to simplify……

it's as simple as I can make it. If you explain what part you don't understand, I'll try to to revise it.

https://notesonthedhamma.blogspot.com/2020/09/ma-143-360-mind-reading-meditator-in.html MA 143 傷歌邏經 || AN 3.60, mind reading a meditator in second jhana, B. Analayo and B. Sujato sustains deathblow to their vitakka interpretation excerpt: Just as an alert reader should be asking, why is noble silen...

https://notesonthedhamma.blogspot.com/2020/09/ma-77-agama-parallel-to-mn-68-sn-474.html excerpt: MA 77: agama parallel to MN 68, matches closely. Again, notice how it's expected for newly ordained to get first jhana if they can choose delighting in holy life over 5niv⛅. Also, notice importance of u...