> -----Original Message-----
> From: rett [mailto:rett@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, 20 January, 2004 7:13 PM
> To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Pali] Give one's life for a friend - in Paali

Hi All.

> >Nina: you can fare safely with Buddhaghosa!
>
> It is important to be careful even with Buddhaghosa.

Agreed. You can fare safely with the Buddha. Just use his own
definitions to understand his teaching rather than others'.

> There are places where his interpretation is clearly wrong.

But to those who identify as Theravaadins this would be heresy! :-}

Clinging to our beliefs as our selves [our identity, our soul =
identifying with a belief system] is dukkha
[sanynyaa-upaadaanak-khandhaa dukkhaa] and causes us not to be able to
look at the beliefs objectively, just as they are, beliefs, rather than
The Truth.

> That is not to diminish the great value of his commentaries.

Agreed.

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