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**WhiliaStelt** · 08-13-2011, 03:40 AM

It's in the Cullavagga. A discussion can be found here.

And it doesn't appear to be some sort of revisionist campaign -- it's not like he said "Hell no, the Buddha taught eight noble truths and the doctrine of independent transmigration!". Probably it was over some question regarding the vinaya rules.

The only thing your source claims about Purana's dissent had to do with the organization of the suttas:

Thereby Venerable Purāna rejected not only the organization of the Suttas into collections but, apparently, the structuring of the Suttas individually into the form in which they had been cast for transmission.

I happen to think that the Canon is poorly organized as well.

That is a far cry from your claim that he "rejected the teachings" themselves. It helps to actually read what you cite.

What is your source for this claim?:

He was consulted as a respected authority, a senior member of the community...

This does not appear to accord with your source's description of him:

A wandering monk, the leader of a large company, Venerable Purāna, while travelling through the Southern Hills south of Rājagaha, came to the cave

08-13-2011, 03:40 AM	#28
WhiliaStelt Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 482 Senior Member	It's in the Cullavagga. A discussion can be found here. And it doesn't appear to be some sort of revisionist campaign -- it's not like he said "Hell no, the Buddha taught eight noble truths and the doctrine of independent transmigration!". Probably it was over some question regarding the vinaya rules. The only thing your source claims about Purana's dissent had to do with the organization of the suttas: Thereby Venerable Purāna rejected not only the organization of the Suttas into collections but, apparently, the structuring of the Suttas individually into the form in which they had been cast for transmission. I happen to think that the Canon is poorly organized as well. That is a far cry from your claim that he "rejected the teachings" themselves. It helps to actually read what you cite. What is your source for this claim?: He was consulted as a respected authority, a senior member of the community... This does not appear to accord with your source's description of him: A wandering monk, the leader of a large company, Venerable Purāna, while travelling through the Southern Hills south of Rājagaha, came to the cave
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