Thomas,

This is an interesting problem, that I have thought about, too. I think
sutta and geyyaa
here (as pointed by Ven Analayo) probably do not refer to the formalized
collections of
sutta, geyyaa, etc (which is late). As such, I take these terms historically
as simply
referring to the mostly non-Buddhist sutras (formulas) and geyas (hymns) of
the day.

Please refer to:

http://dharmafarer.googlepages.com/M122_Maha_Sunnata_S_sd11.4.pdf

Any other opinion is welcome on this point.

With metta,

Piya Tan

On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 10:18 AM, Piya Tan <dharmafarer@...> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 3:01 PM, thomaslaw03 <thomaslaw03@...>wrote:
>
>> Dear Piya, could post the following message to the Pali group?
>> Thanks. Thomas Law.
>>
>> Dear Pali friends,
>>
>> In MN vol. III, p. 115:
>>
>> '' Na kho, AAnanda, arahati saavako satthaara.m anubandhitu.m
>> yadida.m sutta.m geyya.m veyyakara.nassa hetu''
>>
>> Horner's translation, p. 159: ''Ananda, it is not fit that a disciple
>> should follow after a teacher if it is for the sake of an exposition
>> of the Discourses that are in prose and in prose and verse''
>>
>> Bhikkhu Nanamoli and Bhikkhu Bodhi's translation, p. 976: '' Ananda,
>> a disciple should not seek the teacher's company for the sake of
>> discourses, stanzas, and expositions.''
>>
>> My questions are:
>>
>> '' ... for the sake of an exposition of the Discourses that are in
>> prose and in prose and verse.'' and '' ... for the sake of
>> discourses, stanzas, and expositions.''
>>
>> Which translation is correct? How do other Pali and Chinese versions
>> record the original words?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Thomas Law
>>
>>
>>
>
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