A short note on the "Buddha in Blind Man's Grove"

[Brahmali]

@cdpatton

This is partly to stay sane. Trying to untangle the history of these differences makes my head spin.

LOL! I sympathise with this.

@cdpatton

To erase it with what I think is “original” or “correct” seems sacrilegious to me

Right, especially when it comes to translation. I mean, it’s a different matter if you write an academic paper that covers all traditions with a view to arrive at a broader insight.

@cdpatton

The Ekottarika Āgama. In the parallel to MĀ 9, which is EĀ 39.10, the forest’s name is translated as “Dark Day Park”

The overall trend in the examples you give is clear. Still, there does seem to be some differences between the various traditions represented in the Chinese.

Thanks for taking so much time to look into this. It’s a great boon to have scholar of various traditions on this site!