Dear Yong Peng,
thank you very much.
A few suggestions.
op 14-06-2006 05:07 schreef Ong Yong Peng op pali.smith@...:

Y.P.: ...subhanteva adhimutto hoti...
good-just / inclined to / is
["O monks, if a monk] is inclined to only good, [even for the
duration of a finger-snap..."]
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N: subha: here: beautiful. The reference is to the development of mettaa, so
that he does not have aversion, according to the Co. However, here it can
also refer to very pure colours.
He gains release (adhimutto) by realizing: this is indeed beautiful.
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Y.P.: ...sabbaso ruupasa~n~naana.m samatikkamaa pa.tighasa~n~naana.m
attha`ngamaa naanattasa~n~naana.m amanasikaaraa ananto aakaasoti
aakaasaana~ncaayatana.m upasampajja viharati...
["O monks, if a monk,] from the overcoming of the perception of
matter altogether, from the annihilation of the perception of sense-
reaction, and from the inattention of the perception of variety,
reaches the sphere of boundless space, 'infinite space', and dwells
[even for the duration of a finger-snap..."]
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N: : if, passing completely beyond consciousness of materiality, by the
destruction of the perception of sense-reaction, by disregarding perception
of diversity....
When dealing with jhaana we meet with the expressions of diversity and
unity. Diversity is opposed to the untiy of jhaana.

At this point of the sutta the reference is to the first stage of immaterial
jhaana, aruupa-jhaana.
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Y.P.: 62-71. ...pathaviikasi.na.m bhaaveti...

["O monks, if a monk] develops the meditation subject of earth [even
for the duration of a finger-snap..."]
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N: another option: earth device. kasina is a circle used for meditation.
However, further on,vi~n~naa.nakasi.na (n) meditation subject of
consciousness is better.
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Y.P.: 72-81. ...asubhasa~n~na.m bhaaveti...

["O monks, if a monk] develops the discernment of unpleasantness
[even for the duration of a finger-snap..."]
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N: asubha: the foul.
This implies the foulness of the body or of corpses.
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asubhasa~n~naa (f) discernment of impurity.
- asubha = na subha (n) non-good, badness, unpleasantness.
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Y.P.: ...mara.nasa~n~na.m bhaaveti...

["O monks, if a monk] develops the discernment of death [even for
the duration of a finger-snap..."]
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N: instead of discernment: mindfulness of death.
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Y.P.:...aahaare pa.tikkuulasa~n~na.m bhaaveti...
i
["O monks, if a monk] develops the discernment of aversion in food
[even for the duration of a finger-snap..."]
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N: repulsiveness of food.
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...sabbaloke anabhiratisa~n~na.m bhaaveti...

["O monks, if a monk] develops the discernment of dissatisfaction in
all worlds [even for the duration of a finger-snap..."]
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N: Non-delight in the whole world.
I take it that he sees the disadvantage of the conditioned phenomena (the
five khandhas) and turns towards the unconditioned element, nibbaana.
Viraga and nirodha are often together, referring to the inclination towards
nibbaana.

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Nina.



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