Thank you,Dimitry.
One of these days I really should get one of those
dictionaries! There's no sign of that meaning in the
PED.
(And, yes, indeed I did mean "adhi.t.thaana" - a
sloppy typo!)

Metta,
John
--- "������� ���������� ��������� (Dimitry A.
Ivakhnenko)" <koleso@...> wrote:

> Dear John,
>
> Margaret Cone's dictionary gives 'support, basis' as
> one of the
> meanings for 'adhi.t.thaana'.
>
> Monier-Williams dictionary gives 'a basis, base' for
> adhi.s.thaana.
>
> Metta,
> Dimitry
>
> JK> In MN 140 in Bhikkhu Bodhi's excellent
> translation of
> JK> the Majjhima Nikkhaya (Wisdom Publications), he
> JK> translates the word "adi.t.thaana" by
> "foundation" (in
> JK> paragraph 11), which I find rather odd. I've
> JK> generally understood this word to have the
> meaning
> JK> "strong determination" or "resolve". Can anyone
> shed
> JK> light on this? Is it etymologically sound?
> Does it
> JK> occur elsewhere in the canon with this meaning?
>
> JK> Thank you in davance.
> JK> John
>
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