tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post114204272054836194..comments2023-10-27T08:09:37.525-04:00Comments on Bhikkhu's Blog: Mea CulpaAjahn Punnadhammohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09660291919550183357noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-1142932030436050232006-03-21T04:07:00.000-05:002006-03-21T04:07:00.000-05:00I'm glad that my posting did someone some good --t...I'm glad that my posting did someone some good --the issue is contestable in the Pali to begin with, and genuinely unclear in English translation.<BR/><BR/>To attempt a general gloss: Monks cannot preach war, and cannot "talk about" war, but they can/should preach against war --and the noun _war_ can be replaced with a long revolving-door of (thus) half-forbidden topics. I would venture to say Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-1142347463145214352006-03-14T09:44:00.000-05:002006-03-14T09:44:00.000-05:00This post is rather unfair to the letter I had sen...This post is rather unfair to the letter I had sent, paragraphs are taken out of context. The question really was one of simple curiosity and not one of blunt criticism, and the textual references were included just to show where I was coming from, as I think confusion is understandable after reading those. See this following paragraph not included in the post:<BR/><BR/> <I> I am by no means Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-1142301185658051552006-03-13T20:53:00.000-05:002006-03-13T20:53:00.000-05:00Watch out for the Sangha Police patrol car!With th...<EM>Watch out for the Sangha Police patrol car!</EM><BR/><BR/>With the flashing saffron lightsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-1142165164920460932006-03-12T07:06:00.000-05:002006-03-12T07:06:00.000-05:00Watch out for the Sangha Police patrol car!Watch out for the Sangha Police patrol car!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-1142148400373523002006-03-12T02:26:00.000-05:002006-03-12T02:26:00.000-05:00There is a bit of an ambiguity in the English tran...There is a bit of an ambiguity in the English translation: "not talking about" these things doesn't preclude (e.g.) their condemnation. The Buddha doesn't "talk about" fancy carts/carriages, but we have many suttas in which he digresses to indict those who ride around in fancy carts/carriages --or uses the stupidity (and avarica) of those who love such carriages as an illustration of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22928991.post-1142044012423329822006-03-10T21:26:00.000-05:002006-03-10T21:26:00.000-05:00Cut your own grooves my friend.Cut your own grooves my friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com