At 21:59 12.08.2007 +0530, you wrote:

>Dear Kare,
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>Thanks for the help.
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>I was wondering which term in pali you mean by “cleanse”, is it “dapa”.
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>I found one equivalent in sanskrit as “dam”, meaning according to More
>Williams Sanskrit-English dic, “to tame”, “to subdue”, “to tranquilize”, “to
>conquer” etc.
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>It seems that there is a distinction in the term when in Sanskrit and in
>pali.

You will find that different translations of one and the same verse can
vary considerably. This was, btw, what led me to study Pali in the first
place, in order to find out what the texts said.

I'll try to give an analysis of this verse:

Sabbapaapassa akara.na.m, ~ kusalassa upasampadaa,
Sacittapariyodapa.na.m - ~ eta.m Buddhaana' saasana.m.

Sabbapaapassa: sabba=all, paapa=evil, -ssa [genitive ending] - thus
sabbapaapassa = of all evil
akara.na.m=non-doing

Thus: Sabbapaapassa akara.na.m = the non-doing (to avoid) of all evil

kusalassa: kusala=good, healthy, -ssa [genitive ending]
upasampadaa=practice, cultivation

Thus: kusalassa upasampadaa = the cultivation (practice) of what is good

Sacittapariyodapa.na.m: sa=one's own, citta=mind, pariodapa.na.m=cleansing

Thus: Sacittapariyodapa.na.m = to cleanse one's mind

eta.m Buddhaana' saasana.m: eta.m=this (is), buddhaaana'= of the Buddhas
(the Awakened Ones) (note that this word is in plural), saasana.m=teaching

Thus: eta.m Buddhaana' saasana.m = this is the teaching of the Awakened Ones.

Yours,
Kåre

> >Do no non-virtue, Practice virtue thoroughly. Completely tame your own mind
> >this is the Buddha's teaching.
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> >What would be the pali for that?
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>Dhammapada v. 183:
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>Sabbapaapassa akara.na.m, ~ kusalassa upasampadaa,
>Sacittapariyodapa.na.m - ~ eta.m Buddhaana' saasana.m.
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>To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind - this is
>the teaching of the Awakened Ones.
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>Yours,
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>Kåre A. Lie
>http://www.lienet.no
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