Perhaps this is my poor English Bhante @sujato
Could you explain the meaning of the following.
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This is called one who rejects the training and returns to a lesser life because they’re afraid of the danger of sharks.
Ayaṃ vuccati, bhikkhave, susukābhayassa bhīto sikkhaṃ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvatto.
‘Danger of sharks’ is a term for females.
‘Susukābhayan’ti kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmassetaṃ adhivacanaṃ.
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The way I understand they returned to lower life because they are not afraid of shark (females).
Bhante Sujato’s simple translation works better for me. I myself use “so” in this way in conversation. It is quite short and direct.
So, what do you think?
Oh. Interesting. What you wrote is actually how I read Bhante’s translation. Upon closer look, I see that what Bhante actually wrote is “afraid of the danger of”. Maybe “heedless” would work better instead of “afraid”. Yet I also have to say that my thought did indeed go the way Bhante intended.
In Theragatha (2019 translation by Bhikkhu Sujato) there is an error with the text layout in book 16 (the book of the twenties) 2nd sutta in this book. Link here: SuttaCentral
There are some ascetics and brahmins who, while enjoying food given in faith, still engage in beautifying and adorning themselves with garlands, fragrance, and makeup. This includes such things as applying beauty products by anointing, massaging, bathing, and rubbing; mirrors, ointments, garlands, fragrances, and makeup; face-powder, foundation, bracelets, head-bands, fancy walking-sticks or containers, rapiers, parasols, fancy sandals, turbans, jewelry, choweries, and long-fringed white robes. The ascetic Gotama refrains from such beautification and adornment.’ Such is an ordinary person’s praise of the Realized One (DN 1 SC 40).
It seems to refer to some fancy garment/accessory. Image for chowry:
At DN16 (Mahaparinibanna sutta), first verse after Buddha parinibanna should be of Brahma Sahampati, rather than Sakka (SuttaCentral)
Parinibbute bhagavati saha parinibbānā brahmāsahampati imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi:
When the Buddha became fully extinguished, Sakka, lord of gods, recited this verse:
At MN141, i cannot found “association with the disliked is suffering; separation from the liked is suffering” in the pali text (SuttaCentral)
Rebirth is suffering; old age is suffering; death is suffering; sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress are suffering; association with the disliked is suffering; separation from the liked is suffering; not getting what you wish for is suffering. In brief, the five grasping aggregates are suffering.
Jātipi dukkhā, jarāpi dukkhā, maraṇampi dukkhaṃ, sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsāpi dukkhā, yampicchaṃ na labhati tampi dukkhaṃ; saṅkhittena pañcupādānakkhandhā dukkhā.
When the Buddha became fully extinguished, Sakka, lord of gods, recited this verse:
Parinibbute bhagavati saha parinibbānā brahmāsahampati imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi:
Thank you Ajahn. The Cammakkhandhaka is listed as a “mention” not a parallel, but your point is still valid.
Then it is not Snp 4.2 that is listed, but Snp 4.1 - 16 (so the entire Vagga).
Where exactly this comes from I don’t quite know. I went back 2017 and it was already in there so I suspect it was (erroneously?) imported from the old data. I will have to check it out.
The Cammakkhandhaka #44 is listed as parallel to Ud 5.6 #18 so somehow those two both got linked to the Aṭṭhaka Vagga.
“metal” --> “mental”
