Thanks, Piya.

If it was just about the reference, CSCD wud have been fine, but since I
needed help with understanding, I asked about the ref. as well ;-)

Do add to your intuitive answer if the buddha has somewhere said in his
inimitable style, something like this --

And how bhikkhus, does one silence the body?
Here bhikkhus, the aspirant ..............................................
:-)

metta,
PG
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On 5/16/08, Piya Tan <dharmafarer@...> wrote:
>
> Dear PG,
>
> On a simple level, "silent of body" means "well-restrained" and also
> that none of the precepts
> are broken on account of bodily actions. This is a off the cuff or
> "intuitive" (as one scholar puts it)
> answer.
>
> The verse is from It 56.
> The verse with a slightly different line d is at A 1:273.
> Both verses are found at Nm (Mahaniddesa) 1:58 & Nc (Cullaniddesa).
>
> PG you can easily locate such refs using CSCD.
>
> With metta & Happy Vesak, 1:58, 2:335.
>
> Piya Tan
>
> On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 4:09 PM, pgd2507 <pgd2507@...<pgd2507%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> > Dear Dhamma teachers and scholars,
> >
> > I came across the following quoted words and translation:
> >
> > =======================================
> > Kâyamunim vâcâmunim,
> > manomunimanâsavam,
> > munim moneyyasampannam.
> > Âhu ninhâtapâpakam.
> >
> > Silenced in body, silenced in speech,
> > silenced in mind, without defilement,
> > blessed with silence is the sage.
> > He is truly washed of all evil.
> > =======================================
> >
> > could someone give me a reference and also explain what is meant
> > by "Silenced in the body". The only bodily silence I know of is that
> > of a corpse. surely, the buddha could not have meant that, nor
> > does he seem to be referring to a body motionless in meditation...
> >
> > Thanks & metta,
> > PG
> >
> >
>
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