Vissa.m is not raw meat. It comes from Sanskrit Vishva--meaning the universe in our language or world (loka). Thus vissam dhamma.m is worldly life or householder's life.

By the way, Sagaatha vagga of the SN and Sutta Nipaata, especially the atthaka and parayana vaggas are the most difficult ones in the sutta pi.taka.

Brahmacariya is life of a student in ancient India. It is not a 'holy' life. However, a student would lead a celibate life and would be more or less a member of the teacher's family. He gets married only after he leaves the teacher.

Those belonging to the Brahmin class (there were four classes in India) were not necessarily brahamcaaris. They would lead a normal householders life.
 D. G. D. C. Wijeratna



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From: freeyow <freeyow@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 6:09:08 PM
Subject: [Pali] Clarification needed


Bhikkhaka Sutta(SN 1.7.10)

Na(not)/ tena(Because of it) / bhikkhako(mendicant ) / hoti(exists)
yaavataa (as far as) / bhikkhate(begs alms) / pare(gone on to)

Vissa.m(a smell like raw meat?)/ dhamma.m(quality) / samaadaaya(Take
away)
bhikkhu(a monk)/ hoti(hoti) na(not) / taavataa(on that account)

Yodha(a soldier) / pu~n~nanca(righteou sness) / baahitvaa(kept away)/
brahmacariya. m(holy life)

Sa`nkhaya(destructi on)/ loke(the brahma,creator? ) / carati(to live) /
sa(own) / ve(indeed)
Bhikkhuuti(begs alms) / vuccati'ti(to be called)

I have put some question marks thus I have no idea what is the meaning
of it, everyone can help to re-phrase the sentence would be much
appreciated.

Yow






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