Beckwith is arguing that buddhism formed in the Central Asian provinces of Ancient Persia in reaction to Iranian influences
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Replying to @jaspergregory
This is a very radical statement, but it makes sense. The Buddha could have been a Saka.
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I believe
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I was sent this critique of Greek Buddha by
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My takeaway is that Beckwith speculates far beyond his data… but this may be a useful corrective to scripturalism.
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just because it shows there are very different histories that *might* be true, and can’t be ruled out other than by
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arbitrarily assuming that politically motivated documents written ~500 years after supposed events are accurate.
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"A corrective" that someone is still getting this wrong. Who do you think is, that is also going to read that?
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Well… I did read reviews from reputable Buddhologists that said “this is mostly wild speculation, but some of it >
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seems insightful.” If it can start a cascade of people questioning the scripturalist assumption, that would be good
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Replying to @Meaningness
The scripturalist assumption is long dead. Anyone still using it is not reputable anymore!
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