Dear Steve,
A few weeks ago I began a close study of the Saccavitthārakathā part of the
Visuddhimagga, Ch. 16, and came across two interesting ṭīkā explanations of
the term "sāsanakkame" which I reproduce below fyi. I also find very
interesting the explanations in terms of the three sāsanas one finds
elsewhere in the Pali literature.
[Vism-cṭ 3.66 BBF edn.]
66 Saṅkhepatthajotanī nāma Visuddhimaggacūḷaṭīkā [16. Indriya
Saccakathāvaṇṇanā
529. Sāsanakkameti catusacce, vinicchayo veditabboti sambandho.
Catusaccaṃ hi tabbinimuttāya desanāya abhāvā Bhagavato desanāsaṅkhātasāsanaṃ
kamati etthāti sāsanakkamoti vuccati, desanāpavattivisayoti attho.
and
[Vism-mṭ 2.190 BCS edn.]
190 Visuddhimaggamahāṭīkā
Saccavitthārakathāvaṇṇanā
[...]
Sāsanakkamoti ariyasaccāni vuccanti, ariyasaccadesanā vā. Sakalañhi
sāsanaṁ bhagavato vacanaṁ saccavinimuttaṁ natthi
pavattinivattitadubhayahetusandassanavasena pavattanato. Tasmā saccesu
kamati, sīlasamādhipaññāsaṅkhātaṁ vā sāsanaṁ etesu kamati,
pariññādikiccasādhanavasena pavattati, tasmā kamati etthāti kamo, kiṁ
kamati? Sāsanaṁ. Sāsanassa kamo “sāsanakkamo”ti saccāni
sāsanappavattiṭṭhānāni vuccanti, taṁdesanā ca tabbohārenāti.
Best wishes,
Jim Anderson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Collins" <scollins951@...>
To: <palistudy@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 3:47 AM
Subject: [palistudy] saasana
Friends,
I would be grateful to know of any discussions of the concept of saasana,
whether in Eurooean languages or Pali. I am aware of some of them, in both
English and Pali, but there may be others I have missed.
With thanks,
Steve Collins
University of Chicago