Hi, Dimitry,
I think this was a little joke on the part of the Buddha ... :-)
> (c) That the Buddha affirmed the theory of inaction (akiriya.vaada):
> Buddha: Yes, Brahmin, I proclaim inaction in respect of misconduct
of
> body, speech and mind; I proclaim inaction in respect to all evil
and
> bad things.
About that Mass of Fire ...
Having read the PTS translation, I've revised our translation of the
sutta and put the new one at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Pali/files/an07-068.htm
The ony bit I'm not happy with yet is the second last paragraph on
that page.
Derek.