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Buddhism

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Mon Nov 25, 2013, 10:24 PM Nov 2013

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New clues may change Buddha’s date of birth

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/4236029-new-clues-may-change-buddha-s-date-of-birth/

In traditional narratives, Queen Maya Devi, the mother of Buddha, gave birth to him while holding on to a branch of a tree in a garden at Lumbini, in what is now Nepal. Accounts vary as to when this occurred, leaving uncertain the founding century of one of the world's major religions.

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New clues may change Buddha’s date of birth (Original Post) LiberalElite Nov 2013 OP

The day of the Buddha's birth no longer exists. grantcart Nov 2013 #1

it's right now, i mean now.. YankeyMCC Nov 2013 #2

You can say that again. grantcart Nov 2013 #4

it's right now, i mean now.. YankeyMCC Nov 2013 #2

grantcart

(53,061 posts)

1. The day of the Buddha's birth no longer exists.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 12:11 AM

Nov 2013

YankeyMCC

(8,401 posts)

2. it's right now, i mean now..

Reply to grantcart (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 09:03 AM

Nov 2013

No now, wait now

F it ... it exits always, never not existing

grantcart

(53,061 posts)

4. You can say that again.

Reply to YankeyMCC (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 09:02 PM

Nov 2013

YankeyMCC

(8,401 posts)

2. it's right now, i mean now..

Reply to grantcart (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 09:03 AM

Nov 2013

No now, wait now

F it ... it exits always, never not existing

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