Hello all,

The link to the beginning of the thread is:
http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/index.php?showtopic=18238

Metta,

Alan

Alan McClure wrote:

>Hello friends,
>
>I don't know how many of you have signed up for an E-Sangha account so
>that you can participate in the Pali Forum I moderate there, but I know
>I have seen a few of you, so I have a favor to ask.
>
>There is currently a debate of sorts (friendly though) going on about
>how to translate sa"nkhaara. Bhikkhu Bodhi uses "volitional formations"
>and simply "formations" depending, and he has written about why.
>However, some people think that this translation doesn't work.
>
>If you visit this thread:
>http://www.lioncity.net/buddhism/index.php?showtopic=18238&pid=275928&st=0&#entry275928
>
>You can see the whole discussion including all the references to
>articles, etc.
>
>I would appreciate it if any of you who are well-schooled in grammar and
>translation were to stop by and participate.
>
>With metta,
>
>
>Alan
>
>