Dear Bante Kumaara,
The purposes of this comparison is not to judge "It is superior,
it is equal, it is inferior." The purposes of this comparison are:
1. Offer help to read Chinese Samyutta Aagama:
There are quite a few suttas is difficult to catch the meaning due
to lack of background messages, poor tanslations and mis-interpretation
of words. With the help of SN, we can avoid jumping into the puddles of
poor Chinese wording.
2. As you know, among 56 sammyutta of SN, there are 36 corresponding
samyutta in Chinese SA. There are 13 sammyutta in Chinese SA without
the related couterparts in SN. Roughly speaking, Suttas showed on both
SN & SA are about 99.5% of Division I, Sagatha; 80% of Division II,
Nidana; 70% of Division III, Khandha; 60% of Division IV, Salayatana;
and 40 % of Division V, Mahaa (Chinese version calls it "Magga").
It can support each other. There is almost nothing in Chinese Tipitaka
as the commentaries for Aagamas. Through the help of Pali, we can
define it much precise for Chinese Aagama's readers.
3. We may have a chance to locate the common parts as the intrinsic
teachinf of Buddha and his contemporary deciples. And for those
variances, we might suspect this doctrines may arise from sectarian
Buddhism.

With Metta

Yifer

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, Kumaara Bhikkhu <venkumara@...> wrote:

> I'm not too sure about the technicality of why this comparing should
not be done, but it certainly can be experienced that when such
perception arises, there's a tension in the mind, which also has an
effect on the body, which can be felt. Regardless of the feelings that
arises with it, it is akusala and dukkha.
> metta,
> kb