[INDOLOGY] Hindu Buddha

[dermot at grevatt.f9.co.uk]

Indeed it is entirely wrong, as Jonathan says. If it wasn't for "the British" (taking this to refer to 
the period roughly 1750-1947, and especially British and continental indology and its 
influence on Indian intellectual life), Hindus would still know Buddhism as a system to be 
represented in purvapakshas and then condemned, or as the teachings of an avatara 
designed to mislead the wicked. 

It's true, yet wrong, to say the Buddha never said he was quitting Hindu religion or Sanatan 
religion or Vedic religion, or forming a new religion, because such concepts didn't exist.

Best wishes to Madhav, Jonathan and all,

Dermot Killingley


On 1 Jul 2014 at 8:08, Jonathan Silk wrote:

> 
> Thank you Madhav--this short piece will be very useful to use in the
> classroom--because it is not wrong "in fact" and yet manages to be
> entirely wrong!. 
> 
> very best, jonathan
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 1, 2014 at 6:04 AM, Madhav Deshpande <mmdesh at umich.edu>
> wrote:
>     Some of you may find this interesting. Please see the attached
>     article on the RSS view of the Buddha. It appeared in today's
>     Indian Express. Best, 
> 
>     --
>     Madhav M. Deshpande
>     Professor of Sanskrit and Linguistics
>     Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
>     202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111
>     The University of Michigan
>     Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608, USA
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