June 23, 2024 at 7:18 pm
#50446
Keymaster
In the first post in “Elephant in the Room 1 – Direct Translation of the Tipiṭaka,“ I have explained this issue by giving an example.
- I see that I forgot to add that post to that section. I just now added it.
- Here is that post: “Distortion of Pāli Keywords in Paṭicca Samuppāda.”
- Please read that post and ask questions on unclear bullet numbers.
No. Chanting suttas is not the way to learn. After learning the meanings embedded in those verses, one could chant them with understanding.
No, the Commentaries will not help either. First, one needs to sort out which Commentaries are reliable. For example, Visuddhimagga is not. I mentioned the reliable Commentaries included in the Tipitaka in those posts. However, even those cannot be understood without some basics.