"1473. 'Otherwise' - in showing what has been stated in the manner described.""For from showing just the stated manner, in the commentary the connection similar to unprompted [consciousness] in the absence of sloth-torpor for prompted [consciousness] is n

"1062. Going to loving-kindness, approaching is mettāyana (going to loving-kindness); and that is truly just bathing from the point of meaning - the gain of loving-kindness in one's own continuum, the production, the approaching of beings - thus having sa

"Of those to be grasped in the same instruction, to be grasped in just one subject matter, or pertaining to one subject matter.""Or alternatively, because of being one subject matter of those of the same instruction, the meaning is: of those to be grasped

Commentary on the Āsavas to be Abandoned by Seeing

Showing that phenomena that are objects, even though grasped by wholesome and unwholesome states, reach that condition only through the door of attention, he explains the word "manasikaraṇīye" (to be attended to) as meaning "āvajjitabbe" (to be adverted t

Regarding the exposition of birth (jāti) and other factors conditioned by becoming (bhava), the determination of birth and other factors should be understood in the same way as stated in the Analysis of Truths (Saccavibhaṅga).However, "becoming" in this p

"Having come together in connection" means "assembled."Therefore it says "gathered together."Bhava-desire is attachment to existence."Hearing unsuitable talk about that" means hearing inappropriate discourse unsuitable to that foolish state.By this, suffe

"Connected" means joined together, unbroken - this is the meaning."Of one who desires" - of one who is desirous, or desire is the vehicle for him, thus "one who desires" - of that one who desires."Is afflicted" - is afflicted by sorrow.One who stands in a

"It becomes" - this is the designation of rebirth-becoming."Of both" - of the pair consisting of kamma-becoming and rebirth-becoming."Result of production" - the capability to generate results."Arising" - production.Like "having the Blessed One as root,"

Having stated that kamma-becoming is called "becoming" through designation of its result, and making the designation of rebirth-becoming common to both, it says "it becomes, therefore it is becoming"."Goes to becoming" - the meaning is that it operates fa

"The former view" - this is said with reference to the eternalist grasping that is already firmly established, as in "the self is eternal" (Dīgha Nikāya 1.31).Therefore it says "the word 'self'... should be understood"."While grasping" means taking hold o