Dear Nina and friends,

thanks. Please help me with this: in this illustration, does the
Buddha refer to someone striking himself or being striked by someone
else?

metta,
Yong Peng

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, nina van gorkom wrote:
> Paccora (p. 386) (adj.) [pa.ti+avara, cp. Sk. pratyavara] lower,
rt. lower part, hindquarter, bottom (?) A IV.130; DhA I.189.
N: If a fighter with a sword approaches an opponent, what would he do
first?
Aim for his heart. He would not aim for his back. I am personally
inclined to follow the commentary in case of doubt.