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(Quote) The view of my teacher. (Quote) Well clearly this point is not getting across. I will take responsibility for that.I will try once more then be forced to conclude that there is no possibilty … (View Post)
I dont think the idea that that the Theravada is 100% is a sustainable view. Neither is it particularly meaningful. There are existing Buddhist schools that are probably older than the Theravada. (View Post)
And I could list a similar number of scholars who would dismiss that view @hermitwin. There is a substantial body of opinion that attributes much of the content of the Suttas to Buddhaghosa and his c… (View Post)
Just to put this into perspective Bonsai Doug, the Pali Canon was complied almost 600 years after the death of the Buddha. None of its content was written down before that. The earliest date for the … (View Post)