Dear Nina,
If there were world enough and time...
I plan to retire in about 18 months so I think I'm
just warming up until then.
Brahmabhuuto is an interesting compound since it would
seem to represent one of those phrases that Buddhists
would want to claim as their own. It's a good example
of taking an existing religious phrase and giving it
new meaning, and as you suggest the result is not very
satisfying. I checked Childers and he suggests
"excellent or best" in this phrase.
Best Wishes,
Paul
--- Nina van Gorkom <nilo@...> wrote:

> Dear Paul,
> Why don't we set up our beginner's corner, and study
> prefixes and compounds.
> For those who also know Skrt they have their own
> corner, that is fine.
> Beginners helping beginners is useful because it is
> a kind of reviewing. And
> hopefully, experts will now and then come to our
> help.
> We can make some collections of difficult words.
> Nice collections of
> compounds.
> Warder gives examples of different types of
> compounds, but not easy.
> I am thinking of Rahula's example: brahmabhuuto; is
> this a kammadhaaraya?
> The first member may be an attribute of the second:
> a holy being, brahma,
> holy or divine PED gives this word). Someone who has
> reached perfection.
> Bhuuto: p.p. become, or a being. I did not keep
> Rahula's post, but it
> seemed some thought it to be nibbaana. But when
> looking at bhuuto: nibbaana
> is what has not become (See Udaana text).
> op 10-11-2002 17:53 schreef Paul O Cuana op
> paulocuana@...:
>
> > As a novice, I too wish I understood more about
> these
> > things, particularly prefixes, because It seems
> that
> > an understanding of these often repeated items
> would
> > make it easier to navigate around the language.
>
> > My goal for the group would be to see more
> discussion
> > of difficult passages, particularly from the
> Diigha.
> N: I would like that, but only in small portions,
> because time involved is a
> problem. What have you read, could you give an
> example of a difficult
> passage?
> My favorite is the Dassutara Sutta, and I read the
> whole Co to this, I
> really enjoyed this.
> Nina.
>
>

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