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**Buildityrit** · 08-23-2011, 04:06 AM

Hi Zero,

The above Wikipedia link says that the information in the quote is part of a series on Hindu philosophy. As its not from a Buddhist source, there will probably be differences in interpretation.

At the Theravada website 'Access to Insight', for the meaning of Brahman in the Pali Glossary, it states:

"brahman (from Pali brāhmāṇa):The brahman (brahmin) caste of India has long maintained that its members, by their birth, are worthy of the highest respect.

Buddhism borrowed the term brahman to apply to those who have attained the goal, to show that respect is earned not by birth, race, or caste, but by spiritual attainment.

Used in the Buddhist sense, this term is synonymous with arahant."

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/glossary.html I also couldn't make any sense of the Nikaya references in the quote. For example the one below from the quote I looked up in the Samyutta Nikaya suttas at 'Access to Insight ':

[SN 5.5] “The Arya Eightfold Path is the designation for Brahmayana (path to Brahman).” .....and there was nothing like that in SN 5.5

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08-23-2011, 04:06 AM	#2
Buildityrit Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 397 Senior Member	Hi Zero, The above Wikipedia link says that the information in the quote is part of a series on Hindu philosophy. As its not from a Buddhist source, there will probably be differences in interpretation. At the Theravada website 'Access to Insight', for the meaning of Brahman in the Pali Glossary, it states: "brahman (from Pali brāhmāṇa):The brahman (brahmin) caste of India has long maintained that its members, by their birth, are worthy of the highest respect. Buddhism borrowed the term brahman to apply to those who have attained the goal, to show that respect is earned not by birth, race, or caste, but by spiritual attainment. Used in the Buddhist sense, this term is synonymous with arahant." http://www.accesstoinsight.org/glossary.html I also couldn't make any sense of the Nikaya references in the quote. For example the one below from the quote I looked up in the Samyutta Nikaya suttas at 'Access to Insight ': [SN 5.5] “The Arya Eightfold Path is the designation for Brahmayana (path to Brahman).” .....and there was nothing like that in SN 5.5 .
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