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- Fri May 17, 2013 7:37 am
- Forum: Classical Theravāda
- Topic: Cessation of suffering
- Replies: 9
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Cessation of suffering
I would very much like to discuss the following with you. In the Pali phrase "Yo tassa yeva tanhaya asesa-viraga-nirodho cago patinissaggo mutti analayo" (DN II 310) there are the concepts of patinissaggo (rejecting) and analayo (aversion), which, 'applied' to craving, would mean the cessa...
- Tue May 14, 2013 2:00 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: translation of cessation of suffering
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3928
Re: translation of cessation of suffering
Thank you very much for your long and detailed explanation. So if I understand correctly: if it were to mean "the abandoning of rejecting" for instance, then "rejecting" (patinissaggo) should be genitive, which it is not. It's nominative. Right? So that's why we know it all appli...
- Tue May 14, 2013 8:29 am
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: translation of cessation of suffering
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3928
Re: translation of cessation of suffering
Great. Couldn't you (or anyone else) tell me, concerning this specific phrase, how the declension and conjugation of the words work here, please? Also concerning the compound, how do I know whether it is "cessation of an indifference-kind" or "cessation of indifference towards" e...
- Mon May 13, 2013 1:55 pm
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: translation of cessation of suffering
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3928
Re: translation of cessation of suffering
Thanks for the links. I tried to understand the page about Pali compounds but it remains unclear really. 1) about the compound: If I understand correctly the last word in the compound is predominant. So complete-indifference-cessation is: a kind of cessation. But which kind? Does the "complete&...
- Sun May 12, 2013 4:19 am
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: Are there any word-for-word Pali-English translations?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3707
Re: Are there any word-for-word Pali-English translations?
There is also " Pali Buddhist Texts: An Introductory Reader and Grammar ", by Rune E.A. Johansson ( http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/pali.html#johansson ). I bought it secondhand from Amazon, it's interesting and seems well researched (but then again I have no knowledge whatsoever of Pal...
- Sun May 12, 2013 4:13 am
- Forum: Pāli
- Topic: translation of cessation of suffering
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3928
translation of cessation of suffering
Hello, I am new to this forum and came here because I have a very specific question about the translation of "the cessation of suffering". I hope you can help me. I acquired recently the book "Pali Buddhist Texts explained to the beginner" by Rune E.A. Johansson and my question i...