--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, off_world_beings > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well, considering that Gautama was a prince in Vedic kingdom, > > trained by Brahmin priests and who learned Sanskrit and the Vedas > > in depth, it is not surprising that what he taught (or rather what > > his disciples taught) was a form of Vedic knowledge. It is like > > the difference between Catholicism and the later Protestantism > > ....not much difference really. Both Christianity. > > > > In fact, Hindus and Vedic scholars do not consider Buddhism as > > outside of the Vedic tradition. Just yet another stream and > > interpretation of it. > > Vaj can correct me on this, but my understanding is > that nothing could have been further from the truth > during Buddha's lifetime. The Hindu priests were > royally pissed that people were flocking to his > "heretical" teachings and not to theirs, and did a > great deal to try to demonize him.
No, that is a myth. Made up. No historical evidence. They barely noticed his few hundred followers. > However, once he was safely dead, they had a "change > of heart" and claimed that the same guy they'd been > demonizing had miraculously become an incarnation of > Vishnu. :-) > > Unc To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
