[Y-Indology] Hindu gods and Buddha (On Mr. Malaiya's comments)

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Sorry, I adbicate.

 

As stated earlier, I am by no means a scholar or academic. Cannot even quote

any particular/valid source for my statements.

 

RV

 

 

>"V.C.Vijayaraghavan" <vij

>INDOLOGY

>INDOLOGY

>[Y-Indology] Hindu gods and Buddha (Re: On Mr. Malaiya's comments)

>INDOLOGY, "ymalaiya" <ymalaiya> wrote:

> > Ravindra Viswanath wrote:

> >

> > > Agreed, but Buddha in place of Hindu gods? Buddha as an avatar?

> > >That sounds far-fetched given the animosity between the buddhist

> > >monks and their brahmana counterparts. In some tales, atleast,

>the

> > >sculptors are said to have been hesitant to carve the Buddha

>where

> > >they were used to carving Vishnu, Shiva or Ganesha.

>

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>Now that Shri Malaiya has given many quotations to the contrary,

>will R.Visvanath give evidence of "animosity between buddhist monks

>and their brahmana counterparts" and on what basis he thinks Buddha

>as an avatar (of Vishnu) is far-fetched. Does he think such a thing

>has not happened i.e. identification of Buddha as an avatar of

>Vishnu among sects?

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