[Buddha-l] Victimized Vegans?

[Joy Vriens]

>....It seems to be easier to admit that everything went wrong (and sometimes 
>even awfully wrong) after the Buddha than to actually look with a critical 
>eye at "the Buddha" himself. Hindu scholars and even HH Benedict XVI have 
>tried to be of some help, but to not much avail... ;-)  
> 
>Joy 
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>Didn't Shankaracharya (8th c. CE) write a philosophical critique of 
>Buddhism? That's pretty early. What was the nature of his critieu? I havn'e 
>trie to red him as yet. 

Hi Joanna,

I was thinking of a more critical attitude within Buddhism itself or among specialists of Buddhism. A couple of years ago I watched a very interesting documentary on the origins of Christianity ("Corpus Christi"), mainly consisting of a critical reading of the sources by both Christian and Jewish experts. It was absolutely fascinating.