tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post7029847547548759434..comments2024-03-28T14:11:24.265-07:00Comments on dhamma musings: Manfred's Questions IShravasti Dhammikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-35590527415137146602009-10-27T17:17:19.145-07:002009-10-27T17:17:19.145-07:00Dear Saltwetfish,
The Pali Vinaya in its present f...Dear Saltwetfish,<br />The Pali Vinaya in its present form may date from 2 to 3 hundred years after the Buddha, although some of the material in it may be earlier than that and some later. The earliest suttas (the Sutta Nipata) depict the Buddha and his monks as itinerate wanderers living in the forest. The Vinaya describes large, well-established monasteries owning land and having storerooms full of grain, cloth, etc. The change from wanderers owning no more than what they could carry to permanent residence in well-built monasteries suggests several hundred years evolution.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-88075987116907779102009-10-27T08:50:40.423-07:002009-10-27T08:50:40.423-07:00Dear Bhante,
Apologise for not being clear. Were ...Dear Bhante,<br /><br />Apologise for not being clear. Were you saying that most of the Vinaya only existed after Buddha's paranibbana and probably some 200-300 years later?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-30271324676729716692009-10-26T19:29:13.634-07:002009-10-26T19:29:13.634-07:00I mainly read the Sutta Pitaka, which I personally...I mainly read the Sutta Pitaka, which I personally believe is the least adulterated in terms of authenticity.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02909613260844963526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-77233849166373507302009-10-26T16:21:29.424-07:002009-10-26T16:21:29.424-07:00Dear Saltwetfish,
What’s the confusion? That’s wha...Dear Saltwetfish,<br />What’s the confusion? That’s what it says, that’s what it means, that’s the facts.Shravasti Dhammikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06246408068143301108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-56826062104127908492009-10-26T10:50:23.783-07:002009-10-26T10:50:23.783-07:00Hello Everyone,
In light of the recent post, I fi...Hello Everyone,<br /><br />In light of the recent post, I figured that it would be interesting to point out an interesting article about suicide in Buddhism. Starting off as a failed Ethicist in Western Philosophy, I'm still hopelessly interested in academic debates. Here is the link:<br /><br />http://www.buddhistethics.org/3/keown3.html<br /><br />I hope this is enjoyable!<br /><br />Metta,<br /><br />SheridanUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804210396546035329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-28588908324797214002009-10-26T09:03:23.849-07:002009-10-26T09:03:23.849-07:00Dear Bhante,
I am a bit confused over the comment...Dear Bhante,<br /><br />I am a bit confused over the comments on the history of the vinaya. Are you saying the academically, its been found that the vinaya post-date the Buddha? You mean they were developed after the Buddha some 200 years later?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-76306570142623800832009-10-26T08:24:16.648-07:002009-10-26T08:24:16.648-07:00Sorry, "they" in the last sentence of my...Sorry, "they" in the last sentence of my previous comment does not mean the chosen (by me) suttas but any other sutta.yurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459608592333995535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1012277645322483593.post-26959310753832571762009-10-26T08:10:46.631-07:002009-10-26T08:10:46.631-07:00I have always suspected the authenticity of such s...I have always suspected the authenticity of such statements of the Buddha which one may term as "boastful". I think they are additions by his ardent followers, especially in the conditions of rivalry with other Indian religions. We know that the New Testament has a very complicated history of its origin. Similar problems I spot in Tipitaka. Actually I consider of utmost importance two suttas - the First Sermon and Satipatthana sutta. All other documents I see as detalisation of the Buddha's Message. But whenever I find even the shade of inconsistency with the chosen suttas I feel they should not be taken for the pristine source of information.yurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459608592333995535noreply@blogger.com