Guest guest Posted September 17, 2002 Report Share Posted September 17, 2002 Ganesan you're beginning to sound more and more like Loganathan - you're connecting whatever comes to hand whether it is logical or not. Just because the word "ambattan" is used to denote barbers in Tamils does not necessarily mean that the ambatta in Digha nikhaaya is a barber. In the incident it is very clear that the person in question is a brahmin - because the Buddha himself says that the man was born of a wed lock between a brahmin and a fisher woman. Also historically which barber has exhibited the caste pride of a brahmin? Also it is necessary for temple priests to be proficient in the Vedas - even if they're brahmins. Sivaachaarya priests do not learn the Vedas - they learn only the Saiva Aagamaas. INDOLOGY, "naga_ganesan" <naga_ganesan@h...> wrote: > > > >In the Ambatta Sutta we find the Buddha scorned as a lower caste > >kshatriya by a Brahmin. The Buddha in response points out to the > >Brahmin that while the Brahmin was born of a wedlock between a > >Brahmin and a lower caste woman, the Buddha's ancestors resorted > >even to incest to preserve the purity of the race of the > >Saakhyaas! Thus the Buddha declares himself to be superior to > >the Brahmin. > > See earlier posting, > INDOLOGY/message/210 > > The ancient Tamil religion employed priests who are > called am-taNan, am-paTTan, am-paNavan. Nowadays, amtaNan > is taken as brahmins. But, studying the ancient sangam texts > reveals that the term "antaNan2" does not refer to Veda chanting > priests all the time. > CTamil/message/632 > CTamil/message/611 > > Regards, > N. Ganesan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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