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
Buddha lived in Thailand
Re: Buddha lived in Thailand
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.
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Re: Buddha lived in Thailand
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".
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Kiṃkusalagavesī anuttaraṃ santivarapadaṃ pariyesamāno... (MN 26)
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Kiṃkusalagavesī anuttaraṃ santivarapadaṃ pariyesamāno... (MN 26)
Access to Insight - Theravada texts
Ancient Buddhist Texts - Translations and history of Pali texts
Dhammatalks.org - Sutta translations
Re: Buddha lived in Thailand
Huh? I thought everyone knew that the Buddha was born in Buddhapest! 
Mettāya,
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Re: Buddha lived in Thailand
And my late grandma's neighbour insisted that He came from China... 
Re: Buddha lived in Thailand
Kare wrote: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
Re: Buddha lived in Thailand
You have to read the tipitaka in the Klingon original ....plwk wrote:And my late grandma's neighbour insisted that He came from China...
Re: Buddha lived in Thailand
Well, it would be really really good to know if he wore a Red or a Yellow shirt.
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Re: Buddha lived in Thailand
Hotei often gets confused with being "The Buddha" but of course was a Chinese monk from the 10th century.plwk wrote:And my late grandma's neighbour insisted that He came from China...
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.
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Re: Buddha lived in Thailand
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....cooran wrote:Well, it would be really really good to know if he wore a Red or a Yellow shirt.
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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...cooran wrote:Well, it would be really really good to know if he wore a Red or a Yellow shirt.