Path: typhoon.sonic.net!feed.news.sonic.net!sfo2-feed1.news.digex.net!dca6-feed2.news.digex.net!intermedia!feed2.news.rcn.net!rcn!newsfeed1.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Pyrrho" Newsgroups: talk.religion.buddhism,alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan,alt.zen,alt.philosophy.zen,alt.buddha.short.fat.guy References: <3B636C05.6EB2D9B4@yahoo.com> <3b65911a.3355416@news.mindspring.com> <3b65f937_3@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> <3b66ae96_2@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com> Subject: Re: Namdrool says: "Nirvana == Suicide?" Lines: 22 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 13:28:49 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.92.13.192 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net 996586129 207.92.13.192 (Tue, 31 Jul 2001 06:28:49 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 06:28:49 PDT Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net X-Received-Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 06:25:55 PDT (newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net) Xref: typhoon.sonic.net talk.religion.buddhism:166032 alt.religion.buddhism.tibetan:102138 alt.zen:243206 alt.philosophy.zen:74118 alt.buddha.short.fat.guy:159039 "Jonathan" wrote in message news:3b66ae96_2@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com... > > I don't know about the Pali, but in Sanskrit 'Siva' is the equivalent of > > 'auspicious'. > > Shiva - Thanks - In Walpola Rahula's book he gives the option of either > 'auspicious' or 'good'. Etymologically, is that the same as the God and your > name ? > > Jonathan Yes, it is. The Sanskrit word 'Siva' is older than than the Hindu deity Shiva, who had his genesis in the Puranas writtens during the first few centuries AD. The Hindus then went on to equate him with the deity Rudra who figures in the Vedas. Shiva