Hello Alan:
I only have some suggestions and of course the words one choses are personal
choice.
I just mention them, not wanting to impose anything.
As to the pace: this depends on the moderator. I can only say that for me
two suttas are much, because I also want to pay attention to Yong Peng's
Anguttara Nikaya. I can divide this over the whole week, but I am not sure I
can manage. It depends on what others say.
I have no vote, because in three weeks I go away to India for five weeks.
op 10-09-2005 16:17 schreef Alan McClure op alanmcclure3@...:

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> Here is the first installment of the Sa.myutta series

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text: With the condition of consciousness arise body and mind. With the
condition
of body and mind, arises the six sense-bases.
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N: body and mind: naama and ruupa: here naama are specifically the cetasikas
arising with consciousness, viññaana which is vipaakacitta (Vis. Ch 17,
186). Ruupa refers to the four Great Elements and the derived ruupas.
The Vis. translates: mentality-materiality. This is more general. The word
mind stands mostly for citta.
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Text: jaatipaccayaa jaraamara.na.m sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupaayaasaa
sambhavanti.
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domanassu[m-a] mental distress
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N: domanassa. The u belongs to upaayaasaa.
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Text: Upaadaananirodhaa [abl] cessation of clinging
bhavanirodho. [nom] cessation of sentient existence
"With the cessation of clinging, comes the cessation of sentient existence."
(kaama, ruupa, aruupa)
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N: bhava: becoming is more general. Sentient existence does not cover all.
Sentient: seems to be connected more with becoming in sense planes. We also
have to consider the planes that are results of ruupajhaana and
aruupajhaana. Birth in the asaññasatta plane where there is only ruupa, not
naama, no experiences, is the result of ruupajhaana.

With thanks and appreciation,
Nina.