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Changes to Bhikku B.Bodhi’s Version & Their Explanations.

Numerical Discourses (Anguttara Nikaya)

(Counting on Fingers section)

Note : 'c' of Pali word is pronounced as 'ch' as in 'China'

Changes to Bhikku B.Bodhi’s Version & Their Explanations
Need for Changes : The purpose of Buddha’s teachings is cleansing defilements of flesh then spiritual awakening & so breaking the cycle of rebirths i.e liberation(nirvana/moksh). The languages which have developed in west hardly contain words which can fulfill this goal which is literally out of the world i.e. of transcendental nature, whereas local words in India & in eastern countries are rich in these. Hence, when translation of Pali text is done in western languages, the resultant does not fulful the purpose. Therefore, some words, as given below are used/replaced and sometimes original Pali words are supplied to make things easier to understand & make it useful for all including for monks, meditators & practitioners of the path of Buddha:

Blessed One, Fortunate One    Lord(Buddha) Tathagata                                 Tathagata(Buddha) Heedful,heedfulness                Alertful,alertfulness(for Pali appamad, sanskrit Apramad) Heedlessness,heedless           Slothfulness,slothful Dhamma                                  Path of Buddha Unwholesome,unskillful           Harmful(akusala) Wholesome,skillful                   Beneficial(kusala) Concentration                          Samadhi(self absorption/trance) Contemplation                         Meditation of observation within & without thoughts Mindfulness                             Meditation/attention(pali sati, sans. smriti) Wisdom                                    Divine wisdom(pali panna, sans. pragya from pratyaksh-gyan), or divine knowledge gained during the trance states(samadhi) of meditation.

Phenomena                             Dhamma, the word Dhamma can mean phenomenon, path, property, attribute etc. depending upon usage.

Spiritual life                             Brahmacariya(celibate holy life) Homelessness                        Hermit/ascetic life Psychic potency                     Magic(pali iddhi, sans. riddhi) Noble                                      Noble(Ariya/Arya) Wanderer                               Ascetic Rod                                         Violence Giving                                     Giving donation Serenity                                  Equanimity(samatha) Insight meditation                   Vipassana meditation Name (used in Name & form)    Mind(pali Naam) Sangha                                   Order of monks Sakka                                     Pali Sakka sans. Shakra (Indra the king of gods in heaven) Feeling                                   Sensations (Vedana) Pleasure                                 Happiness(sukha) Rapture                                  Bliss(piti) Perception                              Perception or cognition (pali sanna, sans. sangya) Past abodes                           Of Past rebirths Joy                                         Joy(pali Pamojja) Deathless                               State of liberation observed in meditation(pali amata, sans. amrit) Loving-kindness                     Compassion(pali metta, sans.) Existence                               Existence(causative, pali bhavo, cause for rebirth) Stream-entry                          Stream-entry(max 7 rebirths only,pali sotapatti) Once-returning                       Once-returning(max 1 rebirth only ,pali sakdagami) Non-returning                         Non-returning(no earthly rebirth,anagami) Volition                                   Pali sankhara, sans. sanskar