... a much earlier text which records a conversation between the living Buddha and the Gautamid Queen of Kucha. It is, AFAIK, the ... appropriate way for her to perform traditional Aryan rituals. So, while Buddha says nothing at all about god, we see he goes along... too, the cave frescos at Sibushi are full of Buddhist saints and Bhodisattvahs. Whatever the monks were, they were not atheists.

The Vedic cannon was already ancient in the time of Siddartha. But from the Bohdisattvahs to Saint Ramprasad, the text, in contrast to Levantine scripture was regarded as allegorical, not literal truth. Siddartha broke with that tradition in presenting his 8 fold path much as Moses presented the Ten commandments. We can see the claim that it was for the benefit of humanity, but I dont, in ...

...: "Day Brown" <daybr...@hughes.net> wrote in message If Buddha yearns for non-existance, then why should he giva fuck why ..., who exist, suffer? Why should you care what Buddha yearns for? Mere curiousity. How many other "entities" dictates your pov?... that the Levantine concept of god is dead. 18th Century Bengalese Saint Ramprasad's notion that everything I see is part of a "...

...? Major religious texts and documents; Baha'i Sacrid writtings Life of Buddha - Dhammapada - Pali cannon The Bible - Christian religious documents - 18 English versions alone. ...the old or new testaments exist. The Book of Mormon - Church of Latter Day Saints The Analects - Confuscianism The Eddas and Sagas - Icelandic beliefs Wicca - Neo paganism...

...? Major religious texts and documents; Baha'i Sacrid writtings Life of Buddha - Dhammapada - Pali cannon The Bible - Christian religious documents - 18 English versions alone. ...the old or new testaments exist. The Book of Mormon - Church of Latter Day Saints The Analects - Confuscianism The Eddas and Sagas - Icelandic beliefs Wicca - Neo paganism...

...? Major religious texts and documents; Baha'i Sacrid writtings Life of Buddha - Dhammapada - Pali cannon The Bible - Christian religious documents - 18 English versions alone. ...the old or new testaments exist. The Book of Mormon - Church of Latter Day Saints The Analects - Confuscianism The Eddas and Sagas - Icelandic beliefs Wicca - Neo paganism...

..., are correct? Major religious texts and documents; Baha'i Sacrid writtings Life of Buddha - Dhammapada - Pali cannon The Bible - Christian religious documents - 18 English versions alone. ... the old or new testaments exist. The Book of Mormon - Church of Latter Day Saints The Analects - Confuscianism The Eddas and Sagas - Icelandic beliefs Wicca - Neo paganism ...

... of the Kaaba and suggested that the gods and goddesses of Mecca might be real after all, serving as saints or angels to mediate between God and man. ... These are the so-called "Satanic verses" that have ... yoke. 6. To think of good and evil is to be in heaven and hell. 7. To have a Buddha view and a Dharma view is to be confined in two iron mountains. 8. To realize a thought as...

...courtyard of the Kaaba and suggested that the gods and goddesses of Mecca might be real after all, serving as saints or angels to mediate between God and man. ... These are the so-called "Satanic verses" that have ...yoke. 6. To think of good and evil is to be in heaven and hell. 7. To have a Buddha view and a Dharma view is to be confined in two iron mountains. 8. To realize a thought as...

... other Greek philosophers recommended the concept of “ golden mean ”. Buddha had already advised the “ middle path “. The ... material world as phantasmagoria. However, the great Indian saint and philosopher Sankracharya explained this concept of subtle Prakrti (...this wilderness, there is a mushroom growth of gurus, saints, swamis and even cults through out the world. As...