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**artkolkovk** · 01-21-2012, 06:21 AM

Firstly, from the Buddha's own life story...

Secondly...

hi PLWK

the Vissuddhimagga is now on-line, in PDF version

Acharya Buddhaghosa regarded the meaning of "birth" in this context to mean "becoming". "becoming" is an asava or mental outflow/construct

a search for 'jati' in the PDF, will find Acharya Buddhaghosa's explanation of the various meanings of 'jati'

kind regards

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Now, this word birth (játi) has many meanings. For in the passage “[He
recollects … ] one birth (játi), two births” (D I 81) it is becoming. In the passage,
“Visákhá, there is a kind (játi) of ascetics called Nigaóþhas (Jains)” (A I 206) it is
a monastic order. In the passage, “Birth (játi) is included in two aggregates”
(Dhátuk 15) it is the characteristic of whatever is formed. In the passage, “His
birth is due to the first consciousness arisen, the first cognition manifested, in
the mother’s womb” (Vin I 93) it is rebirth-linking. In the passage “As
soon as he was born (sampatijáta), Ánanda, the Bodhisatta …” (M III 123) it is
parturition. In the passage “One who is not rejected and despised on account of
birth” (A III 152) it is clan. In the passage “Sister, since I was born with the noble
birth” (M II 103) it is the Noble One’s virtue.

01-21-2012, 06:21 AM	#7
artkolkovk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 443 Senior Member	Firstly, from the Buddha's own life story... Secondly... hi PLWK the Vissuddhimagga is now on-line, in PDF version Acharya Buddhaghosa regarded the meaning of "birth" in this context to mean "becoming". "becoming" is an asava or mental outflow/construct a search for 'jati' in the PDF, will find Acharya Buddhaghosa's explanation of the various meanings of 'jati' kind regards element Now, this word birth (játi) has many meanings. For in the passage “[He recollects … ] one birth (játi), two births” (D I 81) it is becoming. In the passage, “Visákhá, there is a kind (játi) of ascetics called Nigaóþhas (Jains)” (A I 206) it is a monastic order. In the passage, “Birth (játi) is included in two aggregates” (Dhátuk 15) it is the characteristic of whatever is formed. In the passage, “His birth is due to the first consciousness arisen, the first cognition manifested, in the mother’s womb” (Vin I 93) it is rebirth-linking. In the passage “As soon as he was born (sampatijáta), Ánanda, the Bodhisatta …” (M III 123) it is parturition. In the passage “One who is not rejected and despised on account of birth” (A III 152) it is clan. In the passage “Sister, since I was born with the noble birth” (M II 103) it is the Noble One’s virtue.
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