Abhinivesa AN7.61

[RobertK]

@Dōgen

in using phenomena for dhamma (which I don’t think is quite correct here, with the previous example of argumentation) and using attachment, which technically not wrong, doesn’t seem to bring out the full meaning either

Here is Nina van Gorkom’s notes on the various meanings of dhamma.

The meaning of ‘dhamma’ by Nina van gorkom

My sources are texts in the Tipi.taka, the Commentaries and the Saddaniti, a grammar written by the Thera Aggava.msa of Pagan, in 1154. Jim and Dmytro provided me with the Pali texts. ——— The Meaning of Dhamma 1 One of the meanings of dhamma is gu.na, virtue or good quality. In different commentaries this is explained as kusala kamma different from akusala kamma. Kusala kamma is denoted as dhamma and akusala kamma is denoted as adhamma. We read in the Atthasaalinii, 38: ” QUOTE Na hi dham…