Not too considerably, actually. You may adduce the Parivāra and the Kathāvatthu, which are obvious cases. Although the late dating of the rest of the works is highly questionable and shaky, which a number of fair scholars actually admit.retrofuturist wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 6:59 am Yet, the body of Pali works kept growing and growing for centuries, and didn't stop when the Buddha stopped. Firstly, there were centuries until a line was drawn under the Canon. Why that amount of time - why not shorter, why not longer?
I think the problem lies in the fact that, speaking from personal experience, these actions of chastising etc. can happen on both sides. Certainly never a good idea to engage in any kind of personal attacks, which we can agree on irrespective of school identity. I personally would have no issue with someone saying that he is a little confused on what to believe nowadays about what buddhavacana consists of and what not and then chooses to just stick to the Dīghanikāya or something to put it into practice, while desisting from looking down upon the Theravāda with little to no actual understanding even.retrofuturist wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 6:59 am And would those who regard the Theravada interpretation as "the" interpretation, chastise, ostracize and exclude someone who spent their life studing the Sutta Pitaka and Vinaya Pitaka and putting those teachings and disciplines into practice?
What is unfortunately rampant nowadays is the firm conviction that the Theravāda is wrong in its believes and, based upon that it, it is frequently attacked; it really is. It has been battered almost like nothing else. This poor Ven. Buddhaghosa is one of the most scapegoated bhikkhus in modernity, at least as the West is concerned, almost like a sport nowadays to let off steam. One of the most vicious to defend their viewpoints are modern-day Suttantikas (for the lack of a better term, if you don't identify with it).
Not sure what you exactly mean by "pot-shots", but it sounds fair enough if you do the same when someone starts to go on a rant on how non-sensical or what not Buddhaghosa, the commentaries and the Abhidhamma is.retrofuturist wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 6:59 am The Classical section will no longer be used to take pot-shots at everyone else, and if people persist with that, then topics will be moved to the General Theravada section, so there's a level playing field, and if necessary, action will be taken in accordance with Section 2f of the Terms of Service.