--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, "Jarvis Stamply" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: "dkotschessa" <> In the beginning of the meal gatha recited at some > zen centers, the first line is "72 labors brought us this food, we should > know how it > > comes to us." > > > > Interesting that the Muslim religion promises 72 virgins to men who die > while fighting an intifada.
You're right! I hope that's a coincidence... > Some numbers seem to show up more than others in various religions. Where is > the common source? Is there one? Well there are the "archetypes." Where we you see that all religions and mythologies tend to have things like death and resurrection themes, metomorphoses, virgin births, etc. These basically come from our biology and our environment. Pretty spooky though that this would be refined down to the level of larger numbers... (Though with stuff like "3" I could understand...) Aren't you glad you asked now? :) -DaveK ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> 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/
