--- thomaslaw03 <thomaslaw03@...> skrev:

> Hi,
>
> I think the hypothesis by E.J.Thomas is highly
> possible. If the
> Buddha's racial appearance was closer to the
> Indo-Aryans, it was
> unlikely being pejoratively called Vasala in a very
> contemptuous
> manner.

Insults are not necessarily preceded by analytical
thought.

Besides, the term "racial" is anacronistic. The
concept wasn't invented yet.

And now, it is outdated.

Gunnar