Dear Yong Peng,
op 04-01-2006 12:11 schreef Ong Yong Peng op yongpeng.ong@...:

> Using "breaking
> up of the body" sounds much like "decomposition of the (dead) body"
> to me. But, of course, provided the context is made clear, "break up"
> can has many meanings, and I agree with Nina that it is not exactly a
> bad choice afterall. However, I would like to propose "dissolution of
> the aggregate", either as a direct replacement or as a comment. How
> does it sound?

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N: It is problematic. When you say aggregate, I think of khandha. The
rupakkhandha dissolves. The namakhandhas fall away but are succeeded by
other namakhandhas in a next life. The rebirth-consciousness.