Timing of Buddha

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Hare Krishna Das,

 

Good points. We read so much aboutindologists engaging in excavations and so

forth in order to prove this and that, but whatabout the simple statements

already there in theliterature? The ancient Vedics were advanced in terms of

language, math, algebra, astronomy, calender systems, ect., so why not take

the lion's share of evidence from them?

 

In natal astrology, also, we have statements from Parashara telling that he

learned astrological truths from Brahma and Narada, but a section of

indologists and Vedic scholars want to build a case for natal astrology

having developed within Vedic culture over time, by the end of it- that

originally only astronomy for calenders, dates and timing was in use. They

may piece together a case with fragments and evidence which remain from

Vedic times, but there doesn't remain enough evidence to construct such

logic and arguments with confidence, especially when you consider that

astrology remained within the well-guarded domain of the brahmin

communities, and that astrology is something very personal. A person's

astrological consulting doesn't end up in some Purana, not usually. We have

only the interpretation of Praikshit Maharaj who was born at the end of

Vedic times. Anyway, we are not likely to come across much in the way of

astrological evidence because most of the astrology that went on was of a

personal and private nature.You can find an old pot in Mohenjadaro, and a

Ramayanic fresco on some covered-up wall in ancient Rome, but you won't run

across much evidence of verbal astrological advise.

 

Parashara learned from Brahma and Narada, astrology was a part ofVedic

culture, and similarly, we can take a hint from the literature about the

timing of the Buddha Avatar's advent.

 

Dharmapad

 

 

Lord Buddha or my blindly follow???

 

Regarding to the blindly answer, without context and without reading

from the fundamental Prabhupaistics. Let disclosed that since 24

yrear ago, I dedicated full time live in the ISKCON asramas

distribuying Prabhupada's books every day with out stoping and every

day performed the arcana to Krisna vigrahas and Prabhupada murtis.

My point is there are a difference in to be a Prabhupadanuga and to

fanatical Prabhupaistic. Becuase, I quote the Jiva Goswami Krsna

Sandharbh, He is a Mahajana, he is free of four defects, and before

of Willians Johns, He is culprit to inventing the Lord Buddha Dates

in the 600 B.C., Every vaisnavas acaryas accept that Lod Buddha lived

1000 b. C. Candra Gupta Murya did no't live in the IVBC but XV BC. It

its the statement of Bhâgavata Purana 12°Canto, chapter 2,23. So,

Prabhupada never reject to Jiva Goswami and Sukadeva Goswami

Bhagavatam authority. So, It is no the mundana scholarship. If some

body repeat like a parrot Prabhupada quotes with out context, It is

not intelligence. So, let me search the quotes, but Prabhupada in the

1° Canto said, He is no expert in soils, regarding to the age or

Rajasthan desert, in the 3° Canto said, let the experts in phisic and

mathematic explaind the times calculations of atom. He said and a

letter appear in the Vedic Cosmography and Astronomy of Sada puta

Prabhu: let my Ph D disciples explaind the cosmology of Bhagavatam.

Prabhupada in many parts of His Books said, I am no expert in history

or in English, or etc... So, I see, I have full faith in my Param

Guru Srila Prabhupada and dedicate my live fully to His mission, But

the Prabhupastic fanaticals, many of them, never lived in His asrams.

Prabhupada wrotte in the Bhagavad-Gita 4, Chapter, "Blindly follow is

condem" in the verse tad-Viddhi pariprasnena. Such verse is very

difficult to undertand to the Prabhupaistic of extreme

fundamnetalism. Forgive my imperfect english, I am no experte.

Attly. Hare Krishna das.