On The Road Again (Buddha & his old running mates)

[Guest guest]

>To consider the Buddha's life without considering Destiny or Karma is a>

folly that only an Academic could pursue, and it seems fair to me

to>suggest that the Buddha's "karma" wasn't to re-reveal the Goddess

to the>vast mass of her devotees that made up the non-Brahmanic

remainder of>Indian society. So, he decided to found Buddhism,

instead, and we're all>the better for it.

Dharma, I intended this as a joke; still, you'd be mistaken if you

didn't realize that it was Buddha's choice to found Buddhism. You'll

have to go back to your Tripitaka. Buddha thought long and hard about

"conveying his teachings", and almost decided against "going public".

It's only a speculation, but I like to think that his reunion with

and subsequent reaction to his 5 Renunciate former fellow

practicioners may have been decisive in triggering him to finally

formulate the "Middle Way".

yours in the bonds,

eric

[Guest guest]

Hi Eric,

>>To consider the Buddha's life without considering Destiny or Karma is a

>> folly that only an Academic could pursue, and it seems fair to me to

>>suggest that the Buddha's "karma" wasn't to re-reveal the Goddess to the

>>vast mass of her devotees that made up the non-Brahmanic remainder of

>>Indian society. So, he decided to found Buddhism, instead, and we're all

>>the better for it.

>

>Dharma, I intended this as a joke;

 

Oops! Sorry about that! )))))

>still, you'd be mistaken if you didn't realize that it was Buddha's

>choice to found Buddhism. You'll have to go back to your Tripitaka.

>Buddha thought long and hard about "conveying his teachings", and almost

>decided against "going public". It's only a speculation, but I like to

>think that his reunion with and subsequent reaction to his 5 Renunciate

>former fellow practicioners may have been decisive in triggering him to

>finally formulate the "Middle Way".

 

Yes, Siddartha Gautama, a Hindu, decided to teach what he had learned. But

he was not trying to break away and found a new world religion, any more

than the Rabbi Yeshua ben Yosef intended to found a new world religion. He

was a Jew, and the early church was a Jewish movement.

 

We refer to these men as "founders" of religions, but they did not

establish new religions and begin calling people Buddhists and Christians.

I think they would have found that divisive.

 

Love,

Dharma