r/theravada • u/RevolvingApe • 3d ago

Ends

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u/dhamma-dasa 3d ago

I don't like the translation of anta as ends in this case... For me at least I don't feel like it matches what the sutta is describing that well. I don't know if there's a perfect translation but in my mind I feel sides/boundaries is closer.

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u/RevolvingApe 3d ago edited 3d ago

Thank you for sharing. I agree. "Ends" only works for me if I perceive it as "ends of a blanket," which is just four sides of a whole one folds together. Bhikkhu Bodhi used "portions."

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u/dhamma-dasa 3d ago edited 3d ago

Yeah in my mind's eye I perceive it as like four edges/sides instead of as ends or portions.

Well it's a nice sutta especially if you have a strong visual-spatial faculty and learn and understand things well through that faculty.