[Niiinioa]

If it is not important to you - why quibble with the Venerable? Just let it be.

Hi Lee and welcome to the group.

Personally I think it's fine for us to discuss, question, and sometimes disagree with the articles, essays and spoken teachings of monks, priests, lamas and teachers. It's a mistake to think that everything they say must be automatically right and 'holy' and should never be criticised. If we are never allowed to question anything then there's always a danger of fundamentalism and cult-like attitudes developing and we've all seen the direction in which that kind of mindset has gone in other religions.

It's also wise to examine and contemplate for ourselves what Buddha actually said in the Pali Canon, as well as the different translations of the words used there.

Kind regards,

Aloka-D