[Buddha-l] Tracing a phrase

[Piya Tan]

Weng Fai,

mano and maana are quite different words.

Piya


On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Weng-Fai Wong <wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg>wrote:

> "Mano" = "mind"
>
> "ussannataa" = "accumulation", "fullness", "plenty"
>
> "manussa" = "human beings"
>
> So the phrase means "Humans beings (have) a mind that is full (of stuff)"
>
> As for origin, Rhys-Davids quotes Vimanaana-vatthu commentary (PTS 1901)
> verse 18: "manassa ussannataaya manussaa".
>
> Something interesting to me is: if we use "maana" (conceit) instead of
> "mano", then by bending Pali a little, we get:
>
> "Human beings are full of conceit"
>
> Make sense, no? :)
>
> W.F. Wong
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Ngawang Dorje
> Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:33 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Tracing a phrase
>
> Hi,
>
> Thanks, But can anybody tell me what does it says? What text is it? I don't
> read Pali.
>
> Thanks,
> Rahula
>
> --- On Wed, 10/8/08, Wong Weng Fai <wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg> wrote:
>
> From: Wong Weng Fai <wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg>
> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] Tracing a phrase
> To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
> Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 11:25 PM
>
> Google to the rescue:
>
> "manassa va ussannatta manusso" on page 116 of
>
>
> http://nt.med.ncku.edu.tw/biochem/lsn/newrain/canon/pali-tipitaka-f1/Anna/By
> akarana%20gantha%20sangaha/Saddanitippakaranam-dhatumala.doc<http://nt.med.ncku.edu.tw/biochem/lsn/newrain/canon/pali-tipitaka-f1/Anna/Byakarana%20gantha%20sangaha/Saddanitippakaranam-dhatumala.doc>
>
> That's the limit of my abilities...
>
> W.F. Wong
>
> On Wed, 8 Oct 2008, Ngawang Dorje wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would be greatly appreciate it  if anyone could help me trace the
> source of this phrase, as well as the context:
> >
> > manassa ussannattâ manussâ
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rahula
> >
> >
> >
> >
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