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From: nina van gorkom <nilo@...>
To: <Pali@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Pali] Re: Pali Word by Word 2003/11 [005]
> We come to this in the Mahaarahulovaadasutta soon: the ruupa which
> is space, akaasa, and delimits the groups of ruupa of the body, this is
not
> concrete matter. I shall add a separate post with some explanations about
> derived ruupa, upada ruupa, when I have come to that in the Co. Space
cannot
> be scratched or ploughed, it cannot be touched. In view of this I thought,
> is matter or materiality not a better translation than material form? It
is
> wider and can include space as well. But space has no form and cannot be
> seen. Just a suggestion.
Interesting point--how about 'physicality' for ruupa vs. 'mentality' for
naama? Space is physical, I think.
mike