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**Xfxhbcxp** · 07-15-2010, 11:47 PM

It is well-known that this is exactly what the Buddha did -- take terms like "kamma" and "jati" and gave them his own meanings. Even hard-core born-again red dots like Bhikkhu Bodhi admit this.

I am probably misreading an implication that "everyone knows this" in your comment. The other boards I participate on don't seem to be clued in... ; ) Can you cite some solid sources who state these as well-known facts?

Honestly, stuka, I expect that you and I are in close agreement on most of what the Buddha taught and why and how, but I refrain from making absolute statements because I do recognize that what seems pretty obvious to me, that which I feel relatively certain of, is still just a theory. Short of getting in my time machine and going back for a visit, I can't be certain that anything is "exactly what the Buddha did".

07-15-2010, 11:47 PM	#34
Xfxhbcxp Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	It is well-known that this is exactly what the Buddha did -- take terms like "kamma" and "jati" and gave them his own meanings. Even hard-core born-again red dots like Bhikkhu Bodhi admit this. I am probably misreading an implication that "everyone knows this" in your comment. The other boards I participate on don't seem to be clued in... ; ) Can you cite some solid sources who state these as well-known facts? Honestly, stuka, I expect that you and I are in close agreement on most of what the Buddha taught and why and how, but I refrain from making absolute statements because I do recognize that what seems pretty obvious to me, that which I feel relatively certain of, is still just a theory. Short of getting in my time machine and going back for a visit, I can't be certain that anything is "exactly what the Buddha did".
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