--- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <richard@...> wrote: > > > > Robert: > > I guess the strong reaction that Vaj has reminds > > me of the riff, that seems to be between India > > and China in regards to spiritual matters; > > > What riff are you thinking exists between Indian > Buddhism and Chinese Buddhism?
If I had to guess, it revolves around the use of the umami rich fermented soy products for salt in a dish for the Chinese, and the Indians use of regular and sulfur based black salt in India. Umami (the 5th flavor)is the tricky part because Indian seem to limit it and Asians use it a lot. Even though Indians do ferment their idly and dosa batters, they are kinda phobic about deeply fermented products. So people talk about differences in philosophy, but I'm pretty sure is is mostly about the flavor thing. > > > In that the Buddhists of that region seem to feel > > that their why is supperior to those teachings > > which originate in India, the Vedas and so on... > > > Chinese Buddhism is Indian Buddhism. > > > From my understaning, the Vedas are older than the > > teachings of Buddha... > > > The Vedas enumerate Mantra Yoga, which was brought > to India around 1500 BC, long before the historical > Buddha. So, yoga in some form has been practiced for > a long time in India. > > > So, whatever sweeteners your coffee, as far as I'm > > concerned, is righto ok, and das est goot... > > > It's not clear whether or not the historical Buddha > used mantras in yoga or not, but it's a fact that > both Chinese Buddhism and Indian Buddhism make use > of mantras since 500 AD. >
