From pycyn@aol.com Wed Feb 13 11:49:56 2002 Return-Path: X-Sender: Pycyn@aol.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_2); 13 Feb 2002 19:49:56 -0000 Received: (qmail 16256 invoked from network); 13 Feb 2002 19:49:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.167) by m4.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 13 Feb 2002 19:49:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO imo-r03.mx.aol.com) (152.163.225.99) by mta1.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 13 Feb 2002 19:49:46 -0000 Received: from Pycyn@aol.com by imo-r03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v32.5.) id r.37.22c0f2ac (3928) for ; Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:49:30 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <37.22c0f2ac.299c1d55@aol.com> Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:49:41 EST Subject: Re: [lojban] [OT]Argumentum ad elephantum To: lojban@yahoogroups.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_37.22c0f2ac.299c1d55_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 118 From: pycyn@aol.com X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=2455001 X-Yahoo-Profile: kaliputra X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 13270 --part1_37.22c0f2ac.299c1d55_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/13/2002 4:51:15 AM Central Standard Time, edward.cherlin.sy.67@aya.yale.edu writes: > He too > did not claim to know the full truth about the elephant, or truth. > > Nor did Shakyamuni Buddha, the originator of this parable. Siddhartha Gautama's claim to having originated this story does not go unchallenged. Since it fits in so well with Jaina theory (syadvada, saptibhangi), the claim of Mahavira is probably better. --part1_37.22c0f2ac.299c1d55_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 2/13/2002 4:51:15 AM Central Standard Time, edward.cherlin.sy.67@aya.yale.edu writes:


He too
did not claim to know the full truth about the elephant, or truth.

Nor did Shakyamuni Buddha, the originator of this parable.


Siddhartha Gautama's claim to having originated this story does not go unchallenged.  Since it fits in so well with Jaina theory (syadvada, saptibhangi), the claim of Mahavira is probably better. --part1_37.22c0f2ac.299c1d55_boundary--