Re: 'Dear Sir'

Dear Friends,

Khun Amara asked about Sakka's repeated use of 'Dear
Sir' to address the Buddha in an English translation
of Sakkapañhasutta (DN21).  This seems like a pretty
simple question but I couldn't work it out for sure--

Dear Khun Amara,

--- "amara C." <joychay@...> wrote:

> Did you find the Pali for 'Dear sir?'  Is it
> 'bhante' by any chance?

Bhante is the vocative of bhadanta, meaning venerable,
revered, so something like, 'Venerable (one)!'or
'Revered (one)!' (as a form of address).  A synonym
appears to be mahaasaya, also vocative, meaning
honoured, revered, so something like 'Honored (one)'or
'Revered (one)!'.

There are several 'bhante's' in the Pali text at

http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/1Digha-Nikaya/Digha2/21-sakkapanha-p.htm

Unfortunately my knowledge is so limited that I can't
even be sure I'm on the same paragraph in the English
at

http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/1Digha-Nikaya/Digha2/21-sakkapanha-e2-part.htm#1

The Pali's paragraphs are enumerated and so on, but
not so the English--I just get lost.

So I'll refer your question to Jim & Co., for whom I'm
sure this will be elementary.

mike

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