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**HoqCBYMl** · 06-28-2012, 12:54 AM

the word 'cessation' is the most serious error of translation in Buddhism.

Well, in the context of 'dukkha nirodha', cessation of suffering sounds fine to me. It is best to give the idea of 'a ceasing' or 'an end' there.

06-28-2012, 12:54 AM	#32
HoqCBYMl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 408 Senior Member	the word 'cessation' is the most serious error of translation in Buddhism. Well, in the context of 'dukkha nirodha', cessation of suffering sounds fine to me. It is best to give the idea of 'a ceasing' or 'an end' there.
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