-Dear Venerable
coould you give more detail on where this is found. The commentary
runs to many pages and looking for a sentence is time consuming,
thanks
Robert
In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Kumaara Bhikkhu <venkumara@...> wrote:

> At 07:38 PM 19-05-05, rjkjp1 wrote:
> >--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Kumaara Bhikkhu <venkumara@...>

wrote:

> >>I believe you must have read
> >some rather "odd" interpretations in the commentaries such as

that of

> >Satipatthana Sutta.
> >
> >Dear Venerable Kumara,
> >Could you give us details of where the satipatthana sutta

commentary

> >departs from the Buddha's teaching.
> >Robertk
>
> Sorry for the late reply. Had a nice retreat in a remote place for

Wesak. I wanted to reply earlier but had something to complete
first. Besides, there are so many postings that I thought I should
do so when it's quieter.

>
> Robert, I didn't specifically say that it departed from the

Buddha's teachings, though it does have a rather weird
interpretation which makes us wonder, like this one:

>
> samudayadhammaanupassii vaa kaayasmi.m viharati,

vayadhammaanupassii vaa kaayasmi.m viharati,
samudayavayadhammaanupassii vaa kaayasmi.mviharati.

>
> What does that look like to you? Does it seem quite plain to you

that it's speaking of the rising and passing away of phenomena, in
this case, with regard to the body?

>
> The commentary however, in commenting on "vayadhammaanupassii"

went to the point of speaking about when the body breaks up (kaaye
bhinne).

>
> Huh?
>
> It it reminds me of my literature lecturers. They have a real

knack for thinking way, way beyond the apparent. It also makes me
wonder if these monks are experienced meditators, or just the
typical city scholar monks, just as those we can find now.

>
>
> peace
>
> Kumâra Bhikkhu