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**crycleascentyv** · 04-30-2011, 09:12 PM

There are some jathaka tales which clearly show signs of hindu influences, personal sacrifices in the hope of a better rebirth, giving away one's kids and wife for charity hoping to gain merit through that etc. Personally I do not think they were told by the Buddha although some really do believe that.

Hello Deshy!

Yes. I insist... for me is hard to imagine the Buddha telling tales to people. Along the Pali Dhamma looks like he was not prone to that... but who knows?

Out from the topic:

Here, we have a saying, for people which is entangled or doing a mess with an idea that says... hey she/he are telling "Chinese tales" (cuentos chinos).

Because at some time of the history of Mexico we have a huge Chinese immigration with all its noisy and colorful culture. As soon the generations started to speak spanish they were telling tales all the time and they seem absurd and about wasting time for Mexican people which just laugh at them going along with their day... I think that is why.

04-30-2011, 09:12 PM	#9
crycleascentyv Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 577 Senior Member	There are some jathaka tales which clearly show signs of hindu influences, personal sacrifices in the hope of a better rebirth, giving away one's kids and wife for charity hoping to gain merit through that etc. Personally I do not think they were told by the Buddha although some really do believe that. Hello Deshy! Yes. I insist... for me is hard to imagine the Buddha telling tales to people. Along the Pali Dhamma looks like he was not prone to that... but who knows? Out from the topic: Here, we have a saying, for people which is entangled or doing a mess with an idea that says... hey she/he are telling "Chinese tales" (cuentos chinos). Because at some time of the history of Mexico we have a huge Chinese immigration with all its noisy and colorful culture. As soon the generations started to speak spanish they were telling tales all the time and they seem absurd and about wasting time for Mexican people which just laugh at them going along with their day... I think that is why.
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