[Buddha-l] Alburquerque

[Vicente Gonzalez]

Richard Hayes wrote:

PH> Of all etymologies, my favorite of all time is one I read in a book
RPH> dedicated to proving that Indian Buddhists were the first people to
RPH> populate the Americas. The entire argument of the book was based on the
RPH> etymologies of various Inuktitut, Tsalagi, Ohwejagehka, Lakota, Nakota,
RPH> Dakota, Nahuatl and Quechua words that were obviously too similar to
RPH> Sanskrit words to be coincidental. Alas, the only one I can now recall
RPH> is the etymology of Guatamala, which clearly comes of gautama-aalaya,
RPH> abode of Gautama. If you do not now believe that the Buddha was a
RPH> Central American (why else would he call his religion the middle way?),
RPH> you are clearly incapable of being persuaded by rational argumentation.

yes, some people claim Guatemala comes from "Gautama" and "mala".

Besides the ADN similarities between maya and chinese people, there
are many relates across times about the Chinese presence in America.
Specially in years 299, 452. and 1421.

About Buddhism, it seems there is an authentic text dated in 499 d.c
in the imperial chinese archives in where appears an expedition in
421 a.c. of some Chinese buddhist monks to the "Fusang" country
(America). 

Following their journey, some investigators found many "Hui" prefixes
in people and places. Also a curious tribal people of that country who
lives near a volcano cited in the chinese text. They still make
designs of sacred jewels called "sakai-mona", filled with Buddhist
symbols. ("Le rencontre du Bouddhisme et de lŽOccident", Frederic
Lenoir).



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