jonboy
23rd January 2003, 16:28
Hi all,
This question sprung to mind from the other thread relating to Buddhism. It's not really kempo, but hey...
I don't know the precise details of Gautama Siddartha becoming the Buddha , but it appeared in the way I understand it that he got frustrated and thought ' I'll sit under that tree until I become enlightened'. Then after a period of time he 'awoke' and claimed that he had achieved it.
What's the deal - did this actually happen? OR did he just get bored or something? Perhaps he was simply hungry?
No doubt he came out of it with some useful things to say and I take nothing away from Buddhism. It just seems rather convenient to me.
Just a thought...
jon
This question sprung to mind from the other thread relating to Buddhism. It's not really kempo, but hey...
I don't know the precise details of Gautama Siddartha becoming the Buddha , but it appeared in the way I understand it that he got frustrated and thought ' I'll sit under that tree until I become enlightened'. Then after a period of time he 'awoke' and claimed that he had achieved it.
What's the deal - did this actually happen? OR did he just get bored or something? Perhaps he was simply hungry?
No doubt he came out of it with some useful things to say and I take nothing away from Buddhism. It just seems rather convenient to me.
Just a thought...
jon