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Re: [lojban] [OT]Argumentum ad elephantum



On Wednesday 13 February 2002 16:47, Craig wrote:
> >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.
>
> Rumi wrote a poem about this. He does not say it was his idea, but he does
> have the best version I have seen.

I just put the first verse of The Six Men and the Elephant on the Wiki. 
Anyone like to do the rest?

phma