To me sign is very clear and appropriate. The arising of suffering has to do with grasping the meanings, the signs, the representations, without seeing things in a correct way.Ceisiwr wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 8:52 pm Nimitta can also mean "cause", so "Piyaṁ nimittaṁ" can mean "pleasing foundation", as in giving attention to something that gives rise to being pleased. A similar meaning to giving attention to a "pleasing sign", although "sign" there isn't too clear. It's more Buddhist-Hybrid-English IMO. Then again "pleasing foundation" probably is BHE too.
And back to piya:
vsSN 35.95 Bodhi wrote:...
“Having seen a form with mindfulness muddled,
Attending to the pleasing sign,
One experiences it with infatuated mind
And remains tightly holding to it.
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“Having seen a form with mindfulness muddled,
Attending to the sign of a dear thing,
One experiences it with infatuated mind
And remains tightly holding to it.