09-20-2006, 10:21 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->How have historians fixed very particular dates in sixth century BC for Siddharth Gautam's birth and death? What are the proofs they site? Are those reliable enough or disputable?
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Dear Bodhi, they have based the 6th/5th century BCE date upon the Southern Bauddha tradition (Shri Lankan, Theravada), if I am not wrong.
A good introduction to the date of Buddha discussion is this:
http://www.tphta.ws/TPH_DBUD.HTM
Southern works in Pali, the Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa, place the coronation of Ashoka 218 years after the Nirvana of Buddha. A Northern (Mahayana) tradition in Chinese places his coronation 116 years after the Nirvana.
Southern tradition gives 486 BCE and Northern gives 383 BCE for his Nirvana. Maxmueller has recorded many dates ranging from 2400 BCE to even later than the 5th century BCE.
Some more research is needed to identify all the necessary individuals, dynasties and dates.
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Dear Bodhi, they have based the 6th/5th century BCE date upon the Southern Bauddha tradition (Shri Lankan, Theravada), if I am not wrong.
A good introduction to the date of Buddha discussion is this:
http://www.tphta.ws/TPH_DBUD.HTM
Southern works in Pali, the Dipavamsa and Mahavamsa, place the coronation of Ashoka 218 years after the Nirvana of Buddha. A Northern (Mahayana) tradition in Chinese places his coronation 116 years after the Nirvana.
Southern tradition gives 486 BCE and Northern gives 383 BCE for his Nirvana. Maxmueller has recorded many dates ranging from 2400 BCE to even later than the 5th century BCE.
Some more research is needed to identify all the necessary individuals, dynasties and dates.