paarsurrey
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I think "The Gospel of Buddha" is a good and concise collection of what Buddha said and did. Is there one better collection than it?
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The Pali Canon.
And The Sutras
No, probably, and depends on what you mean by authentic, but the Gospel of Buddha was certainly derived from its scriptures, so in any case, for one to be false the other would have to be as well.Was it canonized by Buddha?
Is it in the original language Buddha spoke?
What is its authenticity?
Was it canonized by Buddha?I think "The Gospel of Buddha" is a good and concise collection of what Buddha said and did. Is there one better collection than it?
No, probably, and depends on what you mean by authentic, but the Gospel of Buddha was certainly derived from its scriptures, so in any case, for one to be false the other would have to be as well.
If there is a contradiction in both; how to resolve it?
The Pali Canon.
And The Sutras
I've never come across a good compilation of them...it's rather annoying that most books available are nothing but the parables or stuff about the Dalai Lama (which is no help at all, honestly).While both of you are more right than anyone could ever be, he DID say "concise". The Pali Canon and the Sutras are very extensive. Not concise at all.
Through experimentation.
While both of you are more right than anyone could ever be, he DID say "concise". The Pali Canon and the Sutras are very extensive. Not concise at all.
Was it canonized by Buddha?
Is it in the original language Buddha spoke?
What is its authenticity?
(Hint, the Gospel of Buddha was written in 1894 by a German/American and reflects western philosophy)
Was it canonized by Buddha?
Almost. The Buddha spoke Magadhi, a language that is not much different from Sanskrit and Pali.Is it in the original language Buddha spoke?
Authentic.What is its authenticity?
Yes. The Pali Canon and the Mahayana Sutras both.
"Various scholars have voiced that some of the contents of the Pali Canon (and its main teachings) can be attributed to Gautama Buddha. Richard Gombrich argues that the main preachings of the Buddha (as in the Vinaya and Sutta Pitaka) probably go back to the Buddha individually.[20] Some scholars argue that the teachings are coherent and cogent, and must be the work of a single genius: the Buddha himself, not a committee of followers after his death.[21][22]
J.W. de Jong has stated that parts of the Pali Canon could very well have been proclaimed by the Buddha, and subsequently transmitted and developed by his disciples and, finally, codified in fixed formulas.[23] A. Wynne has said that the Pali Canon includes texts which go back to the very beginning of Buddhism, which perhaps include the substance of the Buddhas teaching, and in some cases, maybe even his words.[24]
A.K. Warder has stated that there is no evidence to suggest that the shared teaching of the early schools was formulated by anyone else than the Buddha and his immediate followers.[25]
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Almost. The Buddha spoke Magadhi, a language that is not much different from Sanskrit and Pali.
It's also possible that the Buddha spoke multiple languages, thus speaking the language of the current canons.
Authentic.
All possibilities and conjectures; none for sure.