The following phrase comes from DN 13:
> “ayameva ujumaggo, ayamañjasāyano niyyāniko niyyāti takkarassa
> **brahmasahabyatāya**, yvāyaṃ akkhāto brāhmaṇena pokkharasātinā”ti.
T.W. Rhys Davids translated here as:
> ‘This is the straight path, this the direct way which makes for
> salvation, and leads him, who acts according to it, into a state of
> **union with Brahmā**. I mean that which has been announced by the Brahman
> Pokkharasādi.’
Bhikkhu Sujato translated here as:
> “This is the only straight path, the direct route that leads someone
> who practices it to the **company of Brahmā**; namely, that explained by
> the brahmin Pokkharasāti.”
What does "brahmasahabyatāya" mean? What does "sahabyatāya" mean?
This translation could be meaningful. "Union with Brahman" sounds like the modern Hindu concept of Moksha which is a union with God or Ultimate Reality. On the other hand, "company of Brahma" sounds like rebirth into the Brahma realm. What's the correct interpretation?
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