Re: "rokho" in Mahāparinibbānasutta

Dear Ven. Bhikkhu yuttadhammo,

thanks a lot for your very fast answer.

> Whatever version of the tipitaka you are reading, pretty sure it's wrong.
> The text should read "tena kho samayena".

I'm reading the version of Chattha Sangayana Tipitaka 4.0 from the Vipassana
Research Institute. Which version do you have cited?

Thanks

Claus


> On May 30, 2015 5:59 PM, "joshua@... [palistudy]" <
> palistudy@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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>> Namaste everybody,
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>> translating some parts of the Mahāparinibbānasutta I has found the word
>> "rokho" in the sentence (DN 16, Mahāvaggapāḷi, Pukkusamallaputtavatthu):
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>> "Tena rokho pana samayena pukkuso mallaputto āḷārassa kālāmassa sāvako
>> kusinārāya pāvaṃ addhānamaggappaṭippanno hoti."
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>> But I can't find the translation of "rokho" in any dictionary. Do you know
>> what is the meaning of "rokho" and what root is it derived from?
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>> Please kindly help
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>> Best regards
>>
>> Claus
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