Does anyone know the difference between sabbatthatāya and sabbattatāya?

This was discussed by Ven Brahmali elsewhere. The ending is dative/genitive feminine singular.

It has most commonly been read as:

  • sabbattatāya = sabba + attā + = all + self + -ness = “to each as to oneself”

However from the context it is very likely to be:

  • sabbatthatāya = sabba + -ttha + = all + place + -ness = “to everywhere, in every respect”

Here “-ttha” is a secondary pronomial suffix, having the general meaning of “place”.

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