[Buddha-l] Fsat Mnifdlunses?

[Richard Hayes]

On Aug 14, 2009, at 5:42 PM, Dan Lusthaus wrote:

> I don't recognize your Buddha at all.

My Buddha would not recognize you. Perhaps I could get the two of you  
together someday for a faux beer at my yellow house.

> The one I read about in the Nikayas
> was VERY concerned that people got him right, and didn't attribute  
> views to
> him that he didn't hold. The Sati example I gave is one of many.

It has been said that the Buddha only rebuked two disciples, both of  
whom were of low caste. That is not an example I feel inclined to  
follow.

> Buddha's approval of Dhammadinna's preaching (the best nun at
> explaining Dhamma) was to say, when questioned about her, "What she  
> says is
> what I say."

Condescendingly flattering a woman for saying what a man says is  
another example I do not feel inclined to follow.

> The Nikayas are full of disapproval for misattribution.

There are tow or three examples that someon can find if he is really  
determined to see them, but it is hardly a major theme in the nikāyas.

Richard