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10 January 2020
Diamonds, Thunderbolts, and the Impossibility of Translation
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Some time back, on my Facebook Heart Sutra group , I argued along the lines that vajra doesn't mean "diamond" and that S...
02 February 2018
Lotus: Synonyms in Sanskrit
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The lotus is one of the most prolific sources of symbolism and imagery in India—past and present. The growing habit of the lotus, which ...
15 January 2016
Translating Pāḷi "Asuññataṃ"
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Sāvatthī (looking east) My Pāḷi reading group is starting off this year by looking at the Cūḷasuññatasutta (MN 121). There's quite...
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