Dear Yong Peng,
thank you very much.
Op 26-jul-2009, om 13:28 heeft Ong Yong Peng het volgende geschreven:
14. "Dvemaa, bhikkhave, tathaagatassa dhammadesanaa.

"O monks, these (are) two methods of delivering the teachings of the
Buddha.

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N: Suggested: These are the two methods of Dhamma teaching by the
Buddha. In brief and in detail.

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15. "Yasmi.m, bhikkhave, adhikara.ne aapanno ca bhikkhu codako ca
bhikkhu na saadhuka.m attanaava attaana.m paccavekkhati tasmeta.m,
bhikkhave, adhikara.ne paa.tika`nkha.m diighattaaya kharattaaya
vaa.lattaaya sa.mvattissati, bhikkhuu ca na phaasu.m viharissantiiti.
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Y.P.: "O monks, a monk, who entered upon a dispute, in which
(another) monk rebukes,

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N: aapanna: fallen into an offence. aapanno ca bhikkhu codako ca
bhikkhu: the bhikkhu who has fallen into an offence and the bhikkhu
who reproves.

aapatti is an offence against the Vinaya.

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Y.P.: does not so thoroughly reflect on himself by his own

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N: attanaava attaana.m paccavekkhati, this is not 'eva' according to
PTS footnote, but va, or. By himself or himself. Self-examination.

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"Katha~nca, bhikkhave, aapanno bhikkhu saadhuka.m attanaava attaana.m
paccavekkhati?

Y.P.: "And, O monks, how does a monk, fallen (into a dispute),
reflect so on himself by his own thoroughly?

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N: And how do the offending monk and the rebuking monk practise
thorough self-examination?

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aha.m kho akusala.m aapanno ka~ncideva desa.m kaayena.

'I (had) indeed commited so some mistake with (my) body.

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N: bodily offense: offense through some bodily action.

(different from akusala through speech or mind).

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Nina.






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