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**Nundduedola** · 03-16-2011, 10:53 PM

Same with people trying to figure out if all the stories in the Tipitaka are true or not, even questioning whether the Buddha really existed or if the teachings were composed from many people.

We're never going to be able to prove whether these things happened or not, and we miss the point to try and "go there" in speculation. Each and every account was recorded for a reason, either as a direct teaching or to convey some meaning that relates to our lives, somehow. They could all be false, it wouldn't matter (as long as we don't somehow find out they're false, there are people who at that point wouldn't even consider trying to learn from them).

Sometimes I wonder about some people's common sense in worrying about and arguing about the most inane things. :]

03-16-2011, 10:53 PM	#11
Nundduedola Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 609 Senior Member	Same with people trying to figure out if all the stories in the Tipitaka are true or not, even questioning whether the Buddha really existed or if the teachings were composed from many people. We're never going to be able to prove whether these things happened or not, and we miss the point to try and "go there" in speculation. Each and every account was recorded for a reason, either as a direct teaching or to convey some meaning that relates to our lives, somehow. They could all be false, it wouldn't matter (as long as we don't somehow find out they're false, there are people who at that point wouldn't even consider trying to learn from them). Sometimes I wonder about some people's common sense in worrying about and arguing about the most inane things. :]
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