[Buddha-l] Query--forest tradition monks in Japan today?

[jkirk]

Ok --but let's probe wilderness a bit--as you indicate there are a few types
of wilderness. You named three. However, there are also several types of 
forests.
It's a term as general as wilderness, except that it obviously does not 
include deserts.
But I doubt if the term desert had much cachet in ancient Indian writing.

Joanna

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> jkirk rwote:
>
>> It's common usage. How about jungle?
>
> Dear Joanna,
> Yes, lots of words are common usage but misleading.  An ara.nya is simply 
> a wilderness, so it can include forests, jungles or even deserts.  I 
> suppose many Indian wildernesses were once jungles.
>
> Best wishes,
> Stephen Hodge
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