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Re:Who Was the Buddha? by jaldhar on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @10:28PM (#21831811)
Yes I have read that Pali could have been a trade language.

Interestingly this method of textual comparison has also proven useful in tracing the history of the “Hindu” Samkhya school; one of whose early works, lost in Sanskrit, is preserved in the Chinese (Mahayana) Buddhist canon.

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Re:Who Was the Buddha? by nsomaru on Thursday December 19, 2019 @12:03AM (#21832098)
I’m interested in the Sankhyans! Any reference?
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Re:Who Was the Buddha? by jaldhar on Thursday December 19, 2019 @07:37AM (#21834330)
Sorry for the late reply but as an introduction I suggest “Encyclopedia of Indian Philosopies Volume IV: Samkhya A Dualistic Tradition in Indian Philosophy” Gerald James Larson & Ramshankar Bhattacharya (editors), Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1987.
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