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**JAMES PIETERSE** · 05-07-2012, 03:12 AM

Hello again Wanderer, thanks for your response.

Will it be better if I just say that I’m a native Thai and still not good at English writing?
Anyway, I honestly believe in what I posted and you honestly don’t believe in it. That’s it. Why do we have to look for any reason? Besides, this is a subforum, “Beyond belief” isn’t it?

Your english sounds pretty good to me except for just a few minor things.

It's not that I dont believe what you posted, I just dont believe that the appearance of Hinayana and Mahayana is a definitive indication of mistranslations or misinterpretations. I'm sure there have been mistranslations and misinterpretations along the way, even in the Buddhas lifetime, as you said. "Why do we have to look for any reason?" because this is an earnest discussion and I believe it is important to make things as clear, concise, and accurate as possible. Sorry if I posted something I was not supposed to because we are in the "subforum Beyond Belief," I am new to this forum. Are people not supposed to question eachother's stances in this section? I was under the impression that this forum was for direct conversations and spirited debate.

Thanks for the link you posted. It was very informative and I learned a few new things.

I have six versions (English) of Don Quixote and found that there are many differences among them, too much different! If that happens with fictional book, so not to mention about spiritual books that are hard to read (or you can try comparing many versions of the Bible.) :-)

Very interesting point here. I am curious to know, are the differences in your copies of Don Quixote major or minor? What I mean is, when you read each one, do you end up arriving at the end with the same basic understanding of the author's intentions of what he wanted to convey? Or do you end up at an entirely different destination with regard to the message altogether? Thanks!

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JAMES PIETERSE Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 520 Senior Member	Hello again Wanderer, thanks for your response. Will it be better if I just say that I’m a native Thai and still not good at English writing? Anyway, I honestly believe in what I posted and you honestly don’t believe in it. That’s it. Why do we have to look for any reason? Besides, this is a subforum, “Beyond belief” isn’t it? Your english sounds pretty good to me except for just a few minor things. It's not that I dont believe what you posted, I just dont believe that the appearance of Hinayana and Mahayana is a definitive indication of mistranslations or misinterpretations. I'm sure there have been mistranslations and misinterpretations along the way, even in the Buddhas lifetime, as you said. "Why do we have to look for any reason?" because this is an earnest discussion and I believe it is important to make things as clear, concise, and accurate as possible. Sorry if I posted something I was not supposed to because we are in the "subforum Beyond Belief," I am new to this forum. Are people not supposed to question eachother's stances in this section? I was under the impression that this forum was for direct conversations and spirited debate. Thanks for the link you posted. It was very informative and I learned a few new things. I have six versions (English) of Don Quixote and found that there are many differences among them, too much different! If that happens with fictional book, so not to mention about spiritual books that are hard to read (or you can try comparing many versions of the Bible.) :-) Very interesting point here. I am curious to know, are the differences in your copies of Don Quixote major or minor? What I mean is, when you read each one, do you end up arriving at the end with the same basic understanding of the author's intentions of what he wanted to convey? Or do you end up at an entirely different destination with regard to the message altogether? Thanks!
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