Re: Digest Number 1627

 

Dear Sayalay Dhammanandī,

Always glad to be of some help. I need to correct a wrong reference in my
previous message: AN I 22-3 should be AN II 22-3. It is hard to find a clear
and simple derivation of the word 'thera' in the Pali texts. It seems to me
to be a taddhita formed from 'thira' (unwavering) which is 'shira' in Skt
from the root sthā + the uṇādi affix ira (kirac) according to a couple of
commentaries on Uṇādi Sūtra 1.53. But thera is considered to have the
meaning of 'elder' as with Skt. sthavira which is also derives from sthā +
ira (commented on in the same sūtra). It is hard to account for the
difference in spelling as one would expect a 'thavira' in Pāli.

Best wishes,

Jim

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Sent: July 22, 2016 4:29 PM
Subject: Re: [palistudy] Digest Number 1627

Dear Jim,
Thank you! Your help is very much appreciated!
May you be well and happy!
With metta Dhammanandi

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1627