[Buddha-l] Re: Was Buddha a Buddhist

[Mike Austin]

In message <76932664.20060525223523 at kungzhi.org>, Benito Carral 
<bcarral at kungzhi.org> writes
>
>   In  short, I don't think that the Buddha was a great
>innovator  at  all,  but a very charismatic, pragmatic,
>and ethical guy of the forest scene.
>
One knows the Buddha by knowing the dharma.  Stories from history play a 
very minor role in this.  The difference is like that between a Buddhist 
and a Buddhologist. Whereas it could be debatable whether the Buddha was 
a Buddhist, I would say he was certainly not a Buddhologist.

-- 
Metta
Mike Austin