Dear Dmytro,
Thank you for your answer. I helped clarify the issue.
My wife and I were discussing the other day the role and position of
Buddhism and Buddhist countries in relation to war and then I recalled
the faked text.
Thanks again for your help,
David Cohen
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Pali@yahoogroups.com, "Dmytro O. Ivakhnenko" <aavuso@...>
wrote:
>
> Dear David,
>
> > I've read once a text of a dialogue between Buddha and a General
(or a
> > militar person), but I don't recall where I found it. I would
> > appreciate if someone could point me to which sutta is this.
>
> Probably you mean Siha sutta (AN 8.12)
>
> Sihasuttam - The general Siha.
>
> At one time The Blessed One was living in the gabled hall in the
Great
> Forest in Vesali. At that time many well known Licchavis assembled
and
> seated in the assembly hall were talking in praise of The Blessed
One,
> the Teaching and the Community of bhikkhus.
>
> The general Siha was also seated in that gathering and it occurred
to
> Siha ßWithout doubts The Blessed One should be worthy and rightfully
> enlightened that these well known Licchavis assembled and seated
talk
> the praise of The Blessed One, the Teaching and the Community in
various
> ways." Then the general Siha approached Nigantha Nataputta and said
to
> him:"Venerable sir, I desire to approach the recluse Gotama."
>
> ...
>
> http://www.metta.lk/tipitaka/2Sutta-Pitaka/4Anguttara-Nikaya/
Anguttara5/8-atthakanipata/002-mahavaggo-e.htm
>
> > I found some portions of it in the internet but without any
reference
> > to where it belongs to. Actually, I am wandering if this is a
autentic
> > buddhist text.
>
> There is a widespread forged version of the text, which found its
way in
> the book by Helena Roerich "Foundations of Buddhism" and the book by
> Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera "What Buddhists Believe"
>
> http://www.budsas.org/ebud/whatbudbeliev/290.htm
>
> Someone took the beginning and the end of the sutta, and inserted
his
> own text in the middle.
>
> Best wishes,
> Dmytro
>