[Buddha-l] "Western Self, Asian Other"

[Richard Hayes]

On Jan 2, 2010, at 12:55 AM, Dan Lusthaus wrote:

> Excellent. So, combining all that we've learned from all sources, we have 
> eliminated bahuvrihi, tatpurusa, dvandva, and shown there is something 
> unacceptable about each of the declension choices (vocative vs locative). 
> See, isn't it fun doing something silly like trying to make sense of a 
> mantra?

It's not particularly fun, but it may be useful to dispel common misconceptions about mantras when such misconceptions manifest themselves.

> Looking forward to a silly new year,
> Goo gooka choo,

God almighty, Dan, can't you get anything right? The silly new year mantra is not "Go cook a Jew." It's "See the queer Quaker quakin' in the quagmire."

Richard