Re: questions based on Digha Tika

Dear Lance,

Thanks for this reference; I am unfamiliar with these. Are they the last six on page 3, i. e.

68. indriyaparopariyatte ñāṇaṃ. 69. sattānaṃ āsayānusaye ñāṇaṃ. 70. yamakapāṭihīre ñāṇaṃ.
71. mahākaruṇāsamāpattiyā ñāṇaṃ. 72. sabbaññutañāṇaṃ. 73. anāvaraṇañāṇaṃ.  ?


the knowledge of what goes in in the senses and intentions of others.
knowledge of the inclinations and intentions of beings
knowledge of the twin miracles
knowledge of the attainment of great compassion
knowledge of omniscience
knowledge of the lack of obstacles.


So the ṭīkā is referring to mahākaruṇāsamāpattiyā ñāṇaṃ,  sabbaññutañāṇa ? thanks for the reference and for your help,


Mettā, Bryan



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  From: L.S. Cousins <selwyn@...>
To: palistudy@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 11:43:11 AM
Subject: Re: [palistudy] questions based on Digha Tika


 
Bryan,

I think the reference is to the cha ñāṇāni asādhāraṇāni sāvakehi (Paṭis
I 3).

Lance

> I read it as
>
> He calls it the tranquil heart of
> compassion which has become the distinctive foundation for unique knowledge,
> like the knowledge of omniscience, abundant and complete; it is
> compassion which has reached great compassion through the pervasion of its own
> sphere, the cause of the state of tranqillity of the heart which is distinctive
> to the Blessed One.
>
> sa- in this case must mean "its own" as you have suggested, mirroring omniscience which has also "filled its own sphere," i. e. which is sa-atisayaṃ (abundant, superior) and niravasesaṃ (complete, without remainder)
>
> Mettā, Bryan
>




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