“Re 2 & 4. The prohibition of Sanskrit and evidence from the Tipiṭaka I have taken the liberty of combining these two points because, from an analytical perspective, they represent a single, shared methodological problem.”
- Those are not the same issues, even though related. So we should continue to address them separately.
- I would appreciate it if you could answer the question I asked regarding #4 of your original questions. Is breath (or kasina) meditation recommended by Buddhaghosa in the Tipitaka? If you say, “anapanapanasati” in the Tipitaka is the same as ‘breath meditation’, then please explain how it can lead to the fulfillment of Satipatthana (and Arahanthood) as explained in the Tipitaka.
Now, regarding your original question #3:
Again, to easily clarify the issue, let me ask a simple question: “Is ‘anicca‘ in the Tipitaka the same as ‘anitya‘ in Sanskrit?