Stephen Knapp's books

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Dear devotees,

 

I am doing some research on the Puranic accounts of imparting of

heretical doctrines to the asuras in order to destroy them. These

heretical doctrines are preached by Brhaspati or a manifestation of

Visnu (Mayamoha, Arihan or Buddha). It has been brought to my

attention that Stephen Knapp in one of his books tries to resolve

the contradictions between the Buddha described in Bhagavata

1.3.24 and the Buddha of the Pali canon in the following way: (1)

Gaya was the place of his second (i.e. spiritual) birth, and (2)

Anjana was the Buddha's grandmother who cared for him after the

death of Maya, the Buddha's real mother. [i have consulted a

number of editions of the Bhagavata and they all read something

different for this verse. There are three variations of the name of the

father of the Buddha: Jina, Ajana, and Anjana.]

 

I do not know from which of Stephen Knapp's books this comes

from, nor do I have any of his books. If someone could provide me

with the exact reference I would be very grateful.

 

Thank you very much.

 

Sincerely,

Tadiyaseva

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