po3a8 (August 20, 2008 at 3:04 pm)

^phrased all wrong, but you know what I mean. I just woke up.....

po3a8 (August 20, 2008 at 3:03 pm)

Ok, that doesn't mean the language he spoke only became written 100 years later, which is why it was passed down orally. I did study history and that's what I found out. Just b/c there are some texts doesn't make my whole thought false.

SupportBurmasMonks (August 20, 2008 at 5:53 am)

Re written texts at Buddha's time there were cosmology writtings amongst others e.g. Laws of Manu, from which comes our word manuscript. And numerous other writtings, if one studies history one will find these things out.

SupportBurmasMonks (August 20, 2008 at 5:42 am)

Sorry but that is incorrect.India had written traditions at that period e.g. veda's, astrology texts etc and it seems when Buddha first introduced Patchidasampuda he was actually quoting from a written vedic astrology text. Sorry to contradict you.

po3a8 (August 17, 2008 at 6:30 am)

There was no written version of the language he spoke until later. That is why it was passed down by oral tradition until there was a way to write it.

TheMorningCoffee (June 19, 2008 at 4:18 am)

May you also find the cessation of suffering! :)

Devilockjesus (June 16, 2008 at 10:13 pm)

life is great!may happiness come to you all!

ramidudu (April 23, 2008 at 4:04 am)

1) its mahavansa with a "n" argh!2) mahavansa is a part of sri lankan history. if you really dont know goto wiki. part of whats written in wiki is right. 3)Tripitakaya was written ~2100 years ago.4)There is a thing called Sri lankan society5)There is a thing called Buddhism6) Society and Religion are different7) A monk is a monk is a monk. who does not have a race or class. and they can go and sit on the kings chair if they want to. and they have.READ THE TRIPITAKAYA!! LOOL

dskfdjky (April 23, 2008 at 3:05 am)

Please check the works of Professor Richard Gombrich for Europes most senior Buddhist accademic research on accurecy of Buddhist history etc. And Schopen is not alone as you imply. I note you ignore the points about similarities between Buddha's alleged birth story and Jesus's, Krishana's and St Nicholas's. Please read or listen to Can We Know What The Buddha Taught by Proff RG. The current Pitaka has been tampered with over the centuries and many brave souls now admit this.

dskfdjky (April 23, 2008 at 2:39 am)

And you too can please check for spacing between words if you want to be really pedantic!!