Re: Ud I.4 7th, 8th and 9th and Commentary

Hi, Nina,

> > Thanks for looking that up. I was going to ask you what Peter
> > Masefield had for it, but I didn't want to impose on you!

> N: You never impose when it concerns texts of the teachings,
> questions, looking things up, I profit from this.

Thank you! I also like to really go into things, when time allows.

> > Anyway eka-palla"nka would be literally something like
> > "one-around-hooked" or "one-around-bent."

> N: Interesting this deviation. Now with eka: As I see it, this
> refers to one sitting at a stretch for a long time, namely, after
> the Buddha's enlightenment he was contemplating, sitting in one
> position.

Oh, so that's it. I hadn't thought of that angle at all. Eka-
palla"nkena as sort of "one-sitting," i.e., one session.

> N: The Co indicates that these ussadas are all the defilements.
> "preponderants" or excesses. It names the lobha, dosa, di.t.thi,
> maana, etc.

I see what you mean ... something that sticks out, something that is
excessive, something done to excess, a preponderant characteristic of
the individual ... I can't find a way in English of conveying exactly
that all in one word though.

Derek.