Hi Lars,

> beware however that nama specifically excludes vi~n~nana.

Wow--time for some serious rethinking. Thanks for this important point--I
hadn't put this together before.

mike

----- Original Message -----
From: Lars Siebold <khandha5@...>
To: <Pali@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: [Pali] Re: Pali Word by Word 2003/11 [005]


> > Interesting point--how about 'physicality' for ruupa vs. 'mentality' for
> > naama? Space is physical, I think.
> >
> > mike
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> beware however that nama specifically excludes vi~n~nana. So mentality is
> maybe not the best translation. For a thorough discussion about this see
"The
> Nibbana Sermons" by Bhikkhu K. Nanananda under
> http://www.beyondthenet.net/calm/clm_main1.htm
> It is interesting to note that even Bhikkhu Bodhi reverted to "Name and
> Form" in his corrections to the Majjhima translation.
>
> Lars