Thanks Nina for the explanation. You certainly know more about this material (Abhidhamma) than I do,

Metta, Bryan

--- On Tue, 7/26/11, Nina van Gorkom <vangorko@...> wrote:

From: Nina van Gorkom <vangorko@...>
Subject: Re: [Pali] The New Pali Course Part III [50/120]
To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
Received: Tuesday, July 26, 2011, 1:47 PM
















 









Dear Bryan,

Op 26-jul-2011, om 14:52 heeft Bryan Levman het volgende geschreven:



> I am not so sure about maggaphala as a dvandva. The PED seems to

> suggest that the compound is identical with sotaapattiphala, i. .e

> the fruit of entering upon the path, which would make it a gen.

> tatpurusa.

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N: There are the expressions: sotaapatti magga and sotaapatti phala.

I think that these refer to the magga-citta (lokuttara kusala citta)

of the sotaapanna and the phalacitta (lokuttara vipaakacitta

immediately following) of the sotaapanna. Thus, sotapattiphala: who

has realized the fruition-consciousness of the stage of the sotaapanna.

I have come across the expression of someone who should realize

maggaphala. I take this as: realize maggacitta and phalacitta.



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Nina.



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