Derek,

> Interesting that the commentator interprets saddhaaya as ablative
> ("due to faith") rather than instrumental ("with faith").
> Perhaps by the time the commentator was writing, Buddhism was no
> longer a "path" but had become a "religion."<<

Saddha even during the Buddha's time was a very important factor (actually
*the* important factor for people entering the path) and is not indicating
'blind faith', but the conviction that arises from seeing the drawbacks of
sensuality. I would say saddhaaya is an instrumental, but not meaning
'with' but 'by' or 'through'. I prefer 'through'.

Sean