[Buddha-l] Non attached & mindful culinary triumphalism?
L.S. Cousins
selwyn at ntlworld.com
Sun Jul 10 12:27:46 MDT 2011
Joanna,
> The descriptive lists Artur cited are very helpful to a project of mine, but would someone please identify the source of the text (or texts?) being discussed here?
These are the references I can quickly locate:
three high (ucca) families opposed to five low families plus those in
poverty:
SN I 93f.; AN II 85; III 385; Pp 51
three high (ucca) families opposed to five low families:
M II 152; 183
list of five low (nīca) families plus those who are in poverty:
AN I 107
list of five low (nīca) families:
MN III 169
two superior (ukkaṭṭha) jāti opposed to five inferior (hīna) jāti:
Vin IV 6; 12
list of six, adding caṇḍāla and pukkusa to the four varṇa:
SN I 102; 166; AN I 162; III 214; Pv p. 26; Vv p. 91; Mil 5; Ja IV 205;
303; 303
list of kinds of woman, starting with the four varṇa and following with
the set of five:
AN III 226ff.
the five are also mentioned as prohibited terms of abuse for monks:
Vin IV 7ff. & 13
just three: pukkusa, rathakāra and vessa:
Ja VI 142
> Lance,
> My reservations are the same as yours except for the last, where you claim an attempt to enlarge the varna list. Why would the text be about that?
Because of a reluctance to give authority to brahmin claims.
> Or, if stating lists of high and low groups, what was the purpose?
>
> I'm missing context here. That is: was the text going on about good and bad consequences due to good or bad actions, or something else?
>
It was about that.
Lance
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