> -----Original Message-----
> From: rjkjp1 [mailto:rjkjp1@...]
> Sent: Friday, 23 January, 2004 1:29 AM
> To: Pali@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Pali] Re: writing on a leaf?
>
>
> --- In Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Hodge" <s.hodge@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Perhaps it is understandable with a list specializing in Pali, but
> I am
> > surprised at the appatrent lack of awareness or interest that
> there are
> > valuable Tripitaka materials available other languages than Pali,
> though it
> > is, of course, true
>
> Thus it is not advisable for scholars to adopt a sectarian view
> > that the Pali Tipitaka is somehow the only "authentic" one.
> >
> >
>
> > Stephen Hodge
> ========
> Dear Stephen,

Hi Robert and all

> The Buddha did not teach the Dhamma for scholars to wrangle over or
> as an object of academic interest.

Agreed and I don't think that is what Stephen is doing.

> The Theravada Bhikkhus over the 2600 years of this Buddhasasana have
> faithfully preserved the Dhamma for us to learn from. And we should
> have the utmost gratitude that they were not swayed to alter it or
> add to it.

And the Bible is the infallible word of God!

The Buddha seems to have taught that clinging to our beliefs as the
truth is suffering/stress [sannyyaa upadaanak khandha dukkha].

I believe the Buddha is recorded to have predicted the teaching would
get corrupted with certain conditions and you seem to be saying it has
not, thereby calling the Buddha a liar or a fool. The Saasana/Teaching
is an impermanent thing.

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