Re: Buddhism

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 60126
Date: 2008-09-18

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From: kishore patnaik
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Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:50 PM

6. The Chinese have always maintained that Buddhism came to China from India
around 1100 -1200 BCE, whereas the western historians tend to put Buddha at
500 BCE.
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No, this claim is complete hogwash.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_China

Arnaud
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