Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id PAA21973 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:51:54 GMT Message-ID: <2D1C159B783DD211808A006008062D3101745D0E@inchna.stir.ac.uk> From: Vincent Campbell <v.p.campbell@stir.ac.uk> To: "'memetics@mmu.ac.uk'" <memetics@mmu.ac.uk> Subject: RE: The Demise of a Meme Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 15:48:44 -0000 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
Ah, now this I do know. As detailed in the great epic 'Journey to the
West', the buddhist scriptures were brought back to China by Tripitaka and
Monkey (what a great TV show that was) :-)
Vincent
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> From: Robin Faichney
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> On Fri, Mar 23, 2001 at 12:42:15PM +0100, Gatherer, D. (Derek) wrote:
> >
> > The implication is that just as Catholic (and indeed Anglican) priests
> can
> > apparently trace their apostolic succession of ordinations back to
> Jesus...
>
> That's rather difficult to believe. Few if any varieties of Buddhism
> claim they know every link right back to the Buddha. The closest I'm
> aware of is the list of Zen patriarchs, which starts with Bodhidharma,
> who supposedly brought Buddhism from India to China in the 6th century
> CE, about 1000 years after the Buddha taught. I find that credible,
> just, but maybe I'm biased. (Maybe??)
>
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> Robin Faichney
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