Dear Jim and Mike Great, Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! Jim I would like to know your understandings about itthabhava and an~n~atabhava rgds...
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gayank@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:15 pm
Dear Robert you said--> "Each moment is conditioned in manifold ways, and those conditions are likewise conditioned. Now we are in the human realm but we...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:46 pm
Dear Gayan, Again I am struck by how we are both impressed by the same elements of the Tipitika. This is the way it should be - those of similar tastes gather...
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dhd5@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:02 pm
Nice story! Do you recall where the story lives in tipitika?...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:52 pm
... looking ... vatta.. Dear Gayan, Just a little remark, the hasitupada citta do not cause laughter, at most a smile. Not like for us, when the smile (or...
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amara chay
joychay@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:26 pm
... Dear dhd5, Hi! and welcome! I'm sure Gayan, Mike or someone will get you the references, and look forward to rereading it with you, Amara...
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Jim Anderson
jima@...
Dec 1, 2000 6:01 pm
Dear Gayan, ... Actually, I was not familiar with these two words until you mentioned them. To find out more I normally check the dictionaries and...
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Zen_ma@...
Dec 1, 2000 9:41 pm
... Please excuse my jumping into this conversation, but I am reminded of a question I would like to ask regarding the study of the Abhidhamma vs the Suttas. I...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Dec 2, 2000 1:19 am
Dear dhd5, Welcome to the discussion. I think the story came from the dhammapada commentary but Gayan can probably tell you for sure. Dear veronica, Welcome...
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Jim Anderson
jima@...
Dec 2, 2000 2:48 am
Dear Veronica, See my response below. ... I think your question touches on the subject of the conventional teaching (sammuti-desanaa) in contrast to the...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Dec 2, 2000 2:58 am
Dear Jim, Thanks for the additional info. and your mature (as always) outlook here. A while ago you posted a brief summary that noted the Abhidhamma especially...
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Michael Olds
MikeOlds@...
Dec 2, 2000 4:11 am
Jim, This is also a subject which has perplexed me, as you already know, which is why I am here, to see what the fuss is about. One sentence of your last here ...
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Michael Olds
MikeOlds@...
Dec 2, 2000 4:15 am
Robert, thank you for this summary, as you will no doubt notice I had just moments before asked Jim to give us such a summary. Best Wishes! Michael Olds...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Dec 2, 2000 5:16 am
Dear group, I thought you might be interested in the following links. These are Buddhism Websites of members of this discussion group. If any are missing...
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Joe Cummings
joec@...
Dec 2, 2000 11:17 am
Me, too. Very edifying, if not scrumptious. My accumulations are such that I often have trouble accepting what English speakers say certain Pali terms mean...
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Joe Cummings
joec@...
Dec 2, 2000 11:36 am
Would anyone care to comment on the following exchange which appeared on the Buddhadasa egroup forum? ... to ... stop ... ### Santikaro: This is true in one...
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Zen_ma@...
Dec 2, 2000 12:47 pm
Dear Jim and Robert, Thank you both for answering my question. I very much appreciate and respect your straightforwardness and honesty. I have many questions....
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Dec 2, 2000 1:24 pm
-Dear Joe, It looks like an important discussion but I found your conversation with Santikaro a little hard to follow. If you could put your ideas direct to us...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Dec 2, 2000 3:06 pm
... Dear veronica, These are noble sentiments that we would all be fortunate to have. I'm looking forward to more input from you. Robert ...
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Jim Anderson
jima@...
Dec 2, 2000 10:35 pm
Hi Michael O., ... As you have noted later, Robert gave some details as follows: "The Buddha taught the Abhidhamma originally in the tavitimsa deva realm and...
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Michael Olds
MikeOlds@...
Dec 2, 2000 11:22 pm
Thanks Jim, I would appreciate anything more you turn up as time goes on that reinforces your conviction that the Abhidhamma is the work of the Buddha. One...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Dec 3, 2000 12:49 am
Dear Michael, Where was the converstion about citana? I don't know this word; is it the same as citta? ... anyone ... Robert ...
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Michael Olds
MikeOlds@...
Dec 3, 2000 1:15 am
Robert, Yes, apologies, two ts. Spelling these words is always a problem for me as I began with the strong belief that in a spoken tradition spelling was not ...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Dec 3, 2000 3:19 am
Dear Michael, I know what you mean about the pronunciation! Citta - pronounced cheetta (cheet as in cheat but spoken faster). Is that right Jim? Definitions...
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Michael Olds
MikeOlds@...
Dec 3, 2000 4:06 am
Robert, I want to thank you immediately because obviously your reply is going to require some homework and thought before I can respond. So, thank you, this...
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Jim Anderson
jima@...
Dec 3, 2000 5:35 am
Robert, ... That seems okay to me. Personally, I pronounce the 'i' as in 'hit' or 'it'. But the shortened form of the long 'i' makes more sense. The division...
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Michael Olds
MikeOlds@...
Dec 3, 2000 5:57 am
Well, Jim, what is really going on is I am having two conversations at once, and one of them IS about Cetanaa. How about considering that I asked the same...
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Kom Tukovinit
kom@...
Dec 3, 2000 9:27 am
Dear Michael (MO), First of all, welcome (belatedly) to the discussion group, and anumoddhana for your efforts for finding the truth and getting to the bottom...
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Robert Kirkpatrick
robertkirkpatrick@...
Dec 3, 2000 12:07 pm
Dear Michael, Just some brief comments. ... to thank you immediately because obviously your ... Glad to hear that this list is causing some consideration ....
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Sarah Procter Abbott
sarahdhhk@...
Dec 3, 2000 12:50 pm
Hi Veronica & dhd5, A late welcome from me to the list too and glad to see you both posting. Veronica, you asked a good question about studying the abhidhamma...
