[Buddha-l] [Fwd: PEACE Quote]

[jkirk]

Sometimes people came out with fake or warped ironic 'wise'
sayings--other times, yes it sure was used for making jokes. 
It was racist too: people would say, 'Confucius say' instead of
'said' and use 'broken' english for the saying.  Since then I've
never heard anyone warp into pidgin english how the Buddha or
HHDL might have spoken, but then who knows.......
JK
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Yes, I also get inundated with forwarded e-mails attributing
sayings to the Buddha and the Dalai Lama.  One of the most recent
ones I got here in Costa Rica was a personality test (in
Spanish), supposedly devised by the Dalai Lama.  It had a dog, a
sheep, a tiger and other animals on it.  The order in which you
answered some questions with animals showed your personality at
the end.  Probably the Dalai Lama just rolls on the floor
laughing when and if he sees this stuff.
 
Joanna, I always thought that when people used to say "Confucius
says, ...." it was some kind of joke, or the beginning of a
joke--was it?
 
Katherine Masis
 
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Wasn't the first sage this happened to Confucius? 
Back in the forties-----"Confucius says,..." followed by anything
the speaker felt like saying. 
Joanna K
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It sort of reminds of the many quotes by "the Dalai Lama" that
get forwarded to me.  I don't know why people feel the need to
falsely attribute their own ideas to the Dalai Lama or the
Buddha.  One would think their conscience would catch up with
them at some point.
Jim Blumenthal



      
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