"Y ato kho, gahapati, ariyasāvakassa imāni pañca bhayāni verāni vūpasantāni honti, imehi ca catūhi sotāpattiyaṅgehi samannāgato hoti , so ākaṅkhamāno attanāva attānaṁ byākareyya: ‘ khīṇanirayomhi khīṇatiracchānayoni khīṇapettivisayo khīṇāpāyaduggativinipāto; sotāpannohamasmi avinipātadhammo niy...

1. Stream entry (Sotapanna) stage is arrived at by "seeing the worldview of the Buddha." It is called "removal by vision" or " dassanena pahātabbā ." https://suttacentral.net/ds2.3.1/pli/ms?layout=sidebyside&reference=main&notes=asterisk&highlight=false&...

Chart #6. "Timeline of Loka Samudaya“



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Chart #6. "Timeline of Loka Samudaya“ https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1VkXUNFiGPA8CvkI9XFdoq9i6yzSevN9j Download/Print: Chart #6. Timeline of Loka Samudaya: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1yLAUX1Jq-gCvPKctXhxO39ylHqBU-bsF The following post provides an in...

Chart #5. Five Aggregates - Mental Impressions



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Chart #5. Five Aggregates - Mental Impressions https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1VJI3BQIMOyf-d4GiopzSTjGEQF_pM6y2 Download/Print: Chart #5. Five Aggregates - Mental Impressions: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1ggMlhQvPy4sUDOALXyVQe0HY6O6DFOqT The following post...

If anyone can point out anything wrong with my translations, please point them out. - It is easy to do. Refer to any post of mine, quote directly from it, and explain why it is not consistent with the Tipitaka or has contradictions. - I have pointed out so many bad translations. I have not seen any...

I wasn't necessarily trying to convince you. But others may be able to understand the point that I am trying to make. You are taking incorrect translations to be "Buddha Vacana ." That is the point. - If someone cannot make a correct translation of the beginning of Paticca Samuppada , that...

I have the feeling that I am on the correct path leading myself with the 3 suttas anattalakkanasutta , phena sutta and abinandana sutta and then reading its parallels . I am quite comfortable with picking basics of buddhism and running along them .. Can you provide the links to the translations you...

Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:22 pm

Lal wrote: ↑Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:13 pm …

This looks a bit off topic.

Can you explain what the topic is? I thought the issue was about learning the Buddha's teachings.
- How would one learn Budha's teachings (Buddha Vacana) by reading contradictory/inconsistent translations?

Let us see whether we can take a logical approach: 1. Buddha vacana is in the Tipitaka . (" Vacana " means "words" or, in this case, "teachings") 2. Since most people cannot read Pali, they have to rely on translations by others. 3. If different translators translate d...

Chart 4. Dukkha - Future Suffering



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Chart 4. Dukkha - Future Suffering: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1WVJilvbSGeFMK8FDhjp3YzCfp5bzG-tg Download/Print: "Chart 4. Dukkha - Future Suffering": https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s-__t6zF7y6r5e78okIJvPGz_CIGzmLy/view?usp=share_link Previous charts in this seri...

I published a list of posts about eight months back, but they are in chronological order. In the following, I separate the posts published up to Feb 06, 2023, into different categories. - Posts from that date will be on more fundamental aspects, emphasizing the critical elements of Buddha's teaching...

@justindesilva: How do you propose identifying and rejecting English translations incompatible with Buddha vacana? Scientists reject explanations that lead to inconsistencies. - That is a logical way. Do you think it is logical to translate " Avijjāya tveva asesavirāganirodhā saṅkhāranirodho; s...