Re: Give one's life for a friend - in Paali

From: rett
Message: 4163
Date: 2004-01-20

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>When we go back to the sutta: A true friend abandons even his own life for
>you.

Can I ask how you get 'for you'? The closest I can find is 'atthaaya'
for (someone's) sake. Is it clear from context that that someone is
the listener to the discourse? Or do you have a slightly different
version of the text?

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