[Buddha-l] Re: a meaningful coincidence?

[Wong Weng Fai]

My 3rd grade teacher was an evangelical. She tried hard to convert the 
class. One of the memorable things she told us was:

"Have you not notice that all babies from all cultures calls their father
  "pa pa" and mother "ma ma"? Isn't that proof that God exists?"

I kid you not...

W.F. Wong

> Michael Attwood wrote:
>
> > Is this a meaningful coincidence I wonder? Does one text preceed the 
> other do you think, ie is one text quoting the other?
> Of course, they could just be cliches that were part and parcel of the 
> literary heritage of Indian that any poet or other writer could 
> naturally draw upon.
>
> Best wishes,
> Stephen Hodge