[Buddha-l] Buddhist scriptural literalism

[Piya Tan]

Stefan,

"Mahavastu" and Sinhalese Buddhism? I think you mean "Mahavamsa."

Piya Tan


On 3/24/07, Stefan Detrez <stefan.detrez at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> L.S.,
>
> do you know if there exists a tradition in the Buddhisms claiming literal
> readings are the only correct ones? Does it state, for instance, that the
> Buddha's temptation by Mara should be considered as an historical fact? Or
> that the Jataka-stories give 'factual' information on the Buddha's lives? Or
> Maya's zoophilia?
>
> I can imagine some people within Sinhalese Buddhism prefer to read the
> Mahavastu in such way that its monocultural aspirations appear justified.
> Any other 'applications' of literalist readings, perhaps, non-nationalist?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Stefan
>
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