Dear Jim,
Thank you very much for the trouble you took. I had no idea about all the
different meanings of bhavo. I read this with great interest, I am delighted
to learn more about different word meanings. I saw in my Pali Thai
dictionary also some more meanings; good quality, khandha, etc. As to
vuddhi: this makes sense: growth and prosperity.
The Abhidhaanappadiipikaa from the 16th cent. seems most interesting.
Nina.

op 31-05-2003 16:10 schreef Jim Anderson op jimanderson_on@...:

>
> There are at least 7 meanings given for the word "bhavo" whereas PED
> seems to give only the one. I think Warder's translation "good
> fortune" comes closest to the meaning of "sampatti" -- success,
> prosperity, etc. ....
> the meanings I can pick up so far are: vuddhi, sampatti, pu~n~na,
> sahokaasaa khandhaa, sa.msaara, sassata.