Re: Computer miracles and patisambiddhamagga

Dear Nina,

> Dear Jim, first of all I read about your treatments and wish you all the
> best. It would be great if hearing improves, that you could hear music,
> but it isall bound to take long.

I've always been able to hear music to some degree but I'm sure that if my
hearing improves I will be able to enjoy and appreciate it all the more.
When I was much younger I learned to play some musical instruments like the
accordion, piano, and classical guitar. I think I've read that you like to
play Bach on the piano.

> With admiration I read about what you and Rob are doing with computer,
> copying texts etc. I find myself already heroic when I get Norton
installed
> on my harddisk or replace a toner cartridge for the printer.
> I am not a type for websites, prefer books, so I am not sorry I have a
Mac.
> I like to dive into texts, teacup in hand, in my easy chair. I have many
> commentaries now, but when I need a subcommentary, maybe I can ask you or
> Robert.

Just ask us anytime you need a copy of a subcommentary or some other text
from the CSCD.

> I shall look at my Thai edition of the Co. to Patisambiddhamagga,
> interesting, the twelvefold classification.
> I looked, but could not find it. I see a lot on the <word sutta> and then
> the lakkhana etc. of ~naana, after that ch on sila. I shall paste this to
> Num, he could ask his aunt.
> Best wishes from Nina.

Perhaps you're looking at the commentary on the maatikaa. The passage is
much further along near the beginning of the section starting with: katha.m
"ime dhammaa abhi~n~neyyaa". . . The following is an excerpt from the
commentary:

munaatiiti mano, vijaanaatiiti attho. attano lakkha.na.m dhaarentiiti
dhammaa. manoti sahaavajjana.m bhava"nga.m. dhammaati dvaadasapabhedaa
dhammaaramma.naa dhammaa. manovi~n~naa.nanti javanamanovi~n~naa.na.m.
manosamphassoti ta.msampayutto phasso. so sampayuttaaya vedanaaya
vipaakapaccayavajjehi sesehi sattahi paccayo hoti, anantaraaya teheva,
sesaana.m upanissayavaseneva paccayo hoti. -- from Saddhammappakaasinii.

Amara has provided a list of the 12 categories of dhammaaramma.na-s. I had
expected to see something different and more along the lines of the familiar
6 categories. Until I read this part of the commentary I had been assuming
that "dhammaa" here only referred to the paramattha dhammas but now it looks
as though it also includes pa~n~natti.

Best wishes,
Jim


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