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**doxinwasido** · 05-11-2011, 06:09 PM

...what is that state [WTF?] about?

I feel I owe you a less flippant response, KA. More specifically, this "state" sometimes involves doubt and conviction in several ways. Is the Pali Canon (PC) reliable and/or worthy of respect? If so, why, how? If not, how? Why not? Etc.... Are teachings outside the PC reliable, etc.... Does the PC trump other teachings? Which translation(s) are best? How much Pali should I learn, if any? I'm all ready pretty nerdy.

Sometimes it involves a struggle over the meaning of a passage, or passages, or sutta, etc.... Sometimes that entails comparing/contrasting different translations, interpretations, commentary, etc....

Curiosity satiated?

b@eze
bg

05-11-2011, 06:09 PM	#28
doxinwasido Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 383 Senior Member	...what is that state [WTF?] about? I feel I owe you a less flippant response, KA. More specifically, this "state" sometimes involves doubt and conviction in several ways. Is the Pali Canon (PC) reliable and/or worthy of respect? If so, why, how? If not, how? Why not? Etc.... Are teachings outside the PC reliable, etc.... Does the PC trump other teachings? Which translation(s) are best? How much Pali should I learn, if any? I'm all ready pretty nerdy. Sometimes it involves a struggle over the meaning of a passage, or passages, or sutta, etc.... Sometimes that entails comparing/contrasting different translations, interpretations, commentary, etc.... Curiosity satiated? b@eze bg
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