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« on: July 30, 2010, 02:33:09 pm »
I came across a line which made me chuckle in the Suttavibhanga, in which Gautama is asked why he doesn't offer a seat and stand up to the Brahmins, and Gautama replies that whom he could do such a thing for: his head would split asunder.

I can only assume that this means that either such a person is incomprehensible, or that he is impossible.

Perhaps someone with knowledge regarding this phrase could enlighten me.
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« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2010, 03:31:15 pm »
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« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2010, 08:57:14 pm »

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Quote from: Ben Yuan on July 30, 2010, 02:33:09 pm
I came across a line which made me chuckle in the Suttavibhanga, in which Gautama is asked why he doesn't offer a seat and stand up to the Brahmins, and Gautama replies that whom he could do such a thing for: his head would split asunder.

I can only assume that this means that either such a person is incomprehensible, or that he is impossible.

Perhaps someone with knowledge regarding this phrase could enlighten me.
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« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2010, 10:51:38 pm »
Ο διαβολος δουλεια δεν ειχε και πηδουσε τα παιδια του.
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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2010, 01:59:43 am »
I guess it's like this:
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