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**feAilei1** · 08-12-2011, 06:25 AM

Isn't the Buddha encouraging his audience into stream wining efforts? The translation given by Bhikkhu Thanissaro in the OP make me think that seven is just an approximation so to give an idea that what is left is nothing, even for a single life span... Don't know... Just guessing...

08-12-2011, 06:25 AM	#2
feAilei1 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	Isn't the Buddha encouraging his audience into stream wining efforts? The translation given by Bhikkhu Thanissaro in the OP make me think that seven is just an approximation so to give an idea that what is left is nothing, even for a single life span... Don't know... Just guessing...
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