Re: about api

Venerable Bhante Pandita,
I find the examples very clear, thank you.
I shall look up RG 20
With respect,
Nina.
op 15-04-2005 12:02 schreef Ven. Pandita op ashinpan@...:

> The English word "even" is the best available equivalent of "api" having
> the senses of "Sambhaavanaa", and its opposite, "garahaa (disapproval)".
> Let's see some English examples through the eyes of ancient Pali
> grammarians.
>
> "(1) Even Buddhas cannot escape death. (2) It is out of the question for
> ordinary mortals like us."
> In (1) above, "even" has the sense of Sambhaavanaa, which suggests
> implicit praise for, i.e., a favourable  opinion of, Buddhas, and
> automatically implies the existence of the opposite, which is made
> explicit by (2). You would notice that (1) is not complete without (2).
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