Dear Nina,

Thank you for your reply.
You say "No problem if you do not agree." I understand that statement as: Since what I say is the truth, whatever you say doesn't maater to me. There is a very beutiful expression used by the Buddha to express that attitude: "idameva sacca.m moghama~n~na.m"

It is not necessary for you to accept or agree, but your understanding and translation of the following passage is wrong: "(II, Nidaana-sa.myutta, Ch VII, 61:<Ya.m ca 
kho eta.m bhikkhave vuccati citta.m iti pi mano iti pi vi~n~na.m itipi..." The word paramattha dhamma has been coined by the abhidhammikas and of late origina nd has nothing to do with the Buddha.

You have said: "There are many degrees of  sammaadi.t.thi"
Your foregoing statment is a misrepresentation of the Buddha Dhamma. According to the sutta's thee are two kinds of sammaadi.tthi.
By the way, according to the suttas, misrepresenting the Buddha is one of the worst paapakammas one can do.

May you be happy and live long, (sukhii hotu cira.m jiivatu).
D. G. D. C. Wijeratna




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