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- Mon Nov 20, 2017 1:05 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Avijja translated as "Insentience"
- Replies: 46
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Re: Avijja translated as "Insentience"
Ven Punnaji is a fan of old school psychology and his translations of stock Pali terms are generally impractical, ambiguous and can be misleading. For eg sanna is experience, vicikicca is cognitive dissonance and so on. That's how mistranslations occur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qljqjM9cYCU B...
- Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:38 am
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Avijja translated as "Insentience"
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3698
Re: Avijja translated as "Insentience"
Hi guys, I suggest to visit a Youtube and listen to the Bhante's Dhamma talks. In most of the new talks there is a link below to the pdf file with notes - those are created by Bro Billy Tan. I would also suggest to listen to the Billy's Dhamma sharings, where he explains Bhante's Dhamma interpretati...
- Sun Nov 12, 2017 9:43 pm
- Forum: General Theravāda discussion
- Topic: Avijja translated as "Insentience"
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3698
Re: Avijja translated as "Insentience"
Avijja in paticcasamuppada has nothing to do with knowledge or its absence (ignorance). It is simply the term used to describe the state, where all activities - emotional and perceptual - are absent. Previously Bhante was using the word 'unconsciousness' in order to describe avijja, but most people ...
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:29 pm
- Forum: Shrine Room
- Topic: Your favourite contemporary teachers
- Replies: 89
- Views: 27178
Re: Your favourite contemporary teachers
-Bhante Punnaji
-Ajahn Pannavaddho
-Bhante Vimalaramsi
-Bhante Lokuhandruvo Pemasiri
-Bhante Dhammavuddho
-Bhante Ottama
-Bhante Nanananda

-Ajahn Pannavaddho

-Bhante Vimalaramsi
-Bhante Lokuhandruvo Pemasiri
-Bhante Dhammavuddho
-Bhante Ottama
-Bhante Nanananda

- Sun Apr 06, 2014 12:49 pm
- Forum: Connections to Other Paths
- Topic: Laughter
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2320