Dear Johnny,

I believe suttanta = suttan-ta > sutta.m + ta (or taa?)

However, I can be wrong.

metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, johnny pruitt wrote:

The word Suttanta seems to be composed of two words Sutta and Anta.
when put together their meaning seems to be the "end of the sutta". Is
this correct and what does this mean?.