Buddha lived in Thailand

[rahula80]

Hi,

Many years ago, I stumbled upon a website which claimed that the Buddha was born, lived and died in Thailand.

If any of you know of this website, can you send me the url.

Thanks,
Rahula

[bodom]

That is factually incorrect. The Buddha is reported to have been born in Lumbini and raised in the small kingdom or principality of Kapilvastu, both of which are in modern day Nepal.

http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/bud ... umbini.htm

[gavesako]

There are apocryphal Jataka stories and chronicles written several hunded years ago in northern Thailand which talk about this. But it is obviously incorrect (similar to the stories of Buddha visiting Sri Lanka). You can visit a number of sites showing the "Buddha's footprint".

[Kare]

Huh? I thought everyone knew that the Buddha was born in Buddhapest!

[plwk]

And my late grandma's neighbour insisted that He came from China...

[Kim O'Hara]

Huh? I thought everyone knew that the Buddha was born in Buddhapest!

What else can I say?
I can't even speak a second language, let alone make a totally appropriate godawful pun in it.


Kim

[Freawaru]

And my late grandma's neighbour insisted that He came from China...

You have to read the tipitaka in the Klingon original ....

[cooran]

Well, it would be really really good to know if he wore a Red or a Yellow shirt.

[David N. Snyder]

And my late grandma's neighbour insisted that He came from China...

Hotei often gets confused with being "The Buddha" but of course was a Chinese monk from the 10th century.

Many Sri Lankans claim that the Buddha visited Sri Lanka (Mahavamsa), but there is no evidence that he ever did.

Europeans have images and statues of Jesus as a blond or light brown haired, blue-eyed guy.

Ethiopian Christians have images of Jesus looking like an East African.

"Every species creates God in their own image." Star Trek Next Generation

[Freawaru]

Well, it would be really really good to know if he wore a Red or a Yellow shirt.

Good question... know what I think? The Powers That Be ended it all too soon. And then blaming poor Ananda's slack in burocratic number of petitions, I ask you! Ah, just give us one more season....

[Sobeh]

Well, it would be really really good to know if he wore a Red or a Yellow shirt.

A yellow shirt, because he never died on an Away Team mission off the ship, which as everyone knows is the common fate of red shirts...