[Buddha-l] Buddhism, drug use and LSD

[Richard Nance]

Steve Feite wrote:

>Chapter four of the Patanjali sutras (i.e. the yoga-sutra) states in
>it's first verse that enlightenment can be engendered through
>"botanicals" (Skt.: ausadhi). 

Just for the record, the term translated here as "enlightenment" isn't
nirvaa.na, or bodhi, or some derivative of either. It is, in fact, a
plural (the plural of siddhi): siddhaya.h. This may make a bit of a
difference as to how one interprets the verse.

Best wishes,

R. Nance