How Indian artists transformed the Buddha’s absence into presence

Re:How Indian artists transformed the Buddha’s absence into ... by iamshs on Monday August 21, 2023 @05:38AM (#37207224)

Budhha rejected Vedas. "He repudiated their thesis that the Vedas are infallible and their authority could never be questioned" - When you reject Vedas and question them, there is nothing left to salvage.

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ambedkar/ambe...

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Re:How Indian artists transformed the Buddha’s absence into ... by rhuru on Monday August 21, 2023 @05:58AM (#37207348)

Entire body of Upanishads are about questioning Vedas. The repudiation of Vedas isn't new thing that Buddha invented and pretty much part of usual Hindu philosophical traditions. The buddha himself says that very clearly that he is walking on the same old path treaded by others before him.

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Re:How Indian artists transformed the Buddha’s absence into ... by blueprint on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @12:21AM (#37231842)

> The buddha himself says that very clearly that he is walking on the same old path treaded by others before him.

It is essential that people transmit the words of the masters exactly as they are so that we don't damage the truth of them.

So, can you provide any citation as to where you believe you heard this "buddha himself" say that? What was he saying it about?

He was not saying it about the people in "Hinduism" as you appear to be trying to take it out of context to say.

I have read of him, however, saying it about the other Tathagatas that have appeared and will appear in other worlds and eras.

quite different, sir.

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