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What does the term 'Sammasambuddha' mean?

Buddhists, from children to monks, chant the following homage to the Buddha: Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa Namo tassa bhagavato arahato samma sambuddhassa What does the term…
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How close is English to Pali?

How close is English to Pali? If you look at the etymological pages in wiktionary, for English words, it often includes a "Proto-Indo-European" root, and sometimes mentions Sanksrit too. Take e.g.…
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What is a good response when some-one says 'sadhu' to you?

Is there an appropriate phrase when some-one says 'sadhu' to you, for example after making an offering at a monastery? Saying 'no worries', or 'that's okay' doesn't seem appropriate. Is there a appropriate response, or should I just smile and accept…
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Are there any Suttas, Vinaya or Abhidhamma explaining sīlabbata-parāmāsa?

Are there any Suttas, Vinaya or Abhidhamma explaining sīlabbata-parāmāsa in detail? Please kindly provide examples if knowing. Thank you
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Translate few Pali sentences

Cant find a translation online anywhere, just a quote. Samanattata ' ti samanasukhadukkhabhavo. Ekacco hi danadisu ekam ' pi na paccasimsati. Ekasane nisajjam ekapallanke sayanam ekato bhojanan ' ti evam samanasukhadukkham paccasimsati. So sace…
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Does 'saṁsaṭṭha' mean "arise together"?

I read this statement in an answer: Cittasaṁsaṭṭhā means arising together because it is described in the same canon "idaṃ sukhaṃ imāya pītiyā sahagataṃ hoti sahajātaṃ saṃsaṭṭhaṃ sampayuttaṃ". "sahajātaṃ saṃsaṭṭhaṃ sampayuttaṃ" in this context is…
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Does "dhatu" in Pali refer to "elements of experience"?

I read the following on the internet: I think that in Buddhism the word refers to elements of experience -- and that the words represent subjective or perceived qualities of a thing. For example, I don't know, ice might be hard and wet and …
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error in pali source, AN 9.41 fourth jhana impurity is sukha, not upekkha: who do we report to? How to fix?

https://notesonthedhamma.blogspot.com/2019/08/error-in-pali-source-941-fourth-jhana.html excerpt: error in pali source, AN 9.41 fourth jhana impurity is sukha, not upekkha pali source is cst4. The error is on two levels. On the doctrinal level, AN…
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Pali question: "seven more life times at most"

Here is the Pali from the Nakhasikhā Sutta, which is about the "breakthrough" of three fetters, for a disciple of the noble ones who is consummate in view, an individual who has broken through [to stream-entry]: Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​ ekaṃ samayaṃ…
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