Dear friends,

suttanta is derived from sutta + anta. anta "end" apparently functions as a
semantically neutral suffix, cf. kammanta "action, act," from kamma + anta.
In the Pali canon sutta denotes the Patimokkha, unlike the suttantas viz.
the doctrinal parts of the canon. This distinction is corroborated in by
the canon itself.

Regards,
Ole Holten Pind

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Fra: Pali@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Pali@yahoogroups.com] På vegne af Ong Yong
Peng
Sendt: 20. juni 2007 15:38
Til: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Emne: [Pali] Re: Suttanta



Dear Johnny,

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

However, I can be wrong.

metta,
Yong Peng.

--- In Pali@... <mailto:Pali%40yahoogroups.com> 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?.






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