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by bartovan
Fri May 17, 2013 7:37 am
Forum: Classical Theravāda
Topic: Cessation of suffering
Replies: 9
Views: 4322

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...
by bartovan
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...
by bartovan
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...
by bartovan
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&...
by bartovan
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...
by bartovan
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...