07-31-2006, 05:56 AM
Reviews:
Since 1980, about 100 reviews (or about 300 pages), mainly of learned books about Buddhism, Sanskrit
and Indian philosophy and philology, to be consulted in: Indo-Iranian Journal, Acta Orientalia, Journal of
the American Oriental Society, Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, Studies in Central and East Asian Religions,
Cahiers d´Extreme-Asie, Kratylos, Buddhist Studies Review, The Adyar Library Bulletin, etc.
# 1999d : From Brahmanism to Buddhism
in Asian Philosophy 9/1, Abingdon. - pp. 5-37
Conclusion
Buddhists have a long tradition for counting the number of words and syllables in their gospels. They also have a deep experience in translating Indian texts into foreign languages. It goes back to the time of king Asoka.108 is the lucky number. Even the Rgveda is said to consists of 10800 x 40 syllables. Many texts have titles indicating the number of syllables that it consists of. Masters of counting are often extolled in the Buddhist texts. They are said to be masters of gananâ or ganite.
The pentagram is the basic geometrical figure of the New Testament, possibly also of at least some of the Buddhist canonical texts. The figures 36, 54, 108, combined with 100 etc., certainly point in that direction, i.e. in the direction of a Pythagorean background.
Gematria, therefore, provides the key to New Testament studies.
Therefore one must start by counting.
I promised to say a few words about the title âThe New Testamentâ itself.
Again, one must start by counting.
The Greek is, of course, hê kainê diathêkê.
This is a translation of the Sanskrit Tathâgatasya kâyam, from Q, more precisely MPS 42: 10, a part of MSV.
Luke 22: 20, and Paul I Kor 2: 25 prefer the rendering hê kainê diathêkê, 7 syllables. Here Sanskrit kâyam, âbodyâ becomes Greek kainê (k-a-y-m = k-a-i-n), and di-a-thê-kê imitates ta-thâ-ga-ta-, but one dental is missing. The hê is there so that all the 7 syllables of the original are preserved. The genitive of the original is also lost in Luke and Paul.
<img src='http://www.jesusisbuddha.com/images/pentagram.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
Since 1980, about 100 reviews (or about 300 pages), mainly of learned books about Buddhism, Sanskrit
and Indian philosophy and philology, to be consulted in: Indo-Iranian Journal, Acta Orientalia, Journal of
the American Oriental Society, Orientalistische Literaturzeitung, Studies in Central and East Asian Religions,
Cahiers d´Extreme-Asie, Kratylos, Buddhist Studies Review, The Adyar Library Bulletin, etc.
# 1999d : From Brahmanism to Buddhism
in Asian Philosophy 9/1, Abingdon. - pp. 5-37
Conclusion
Buddhists have a long tradition for counting the number of words and syllables in their gospels. They also have a deep experience in translating Indian texts into foreign languages. It goes back to the time of king Asoka.108 is the lucky number. Even the Rgveda is said to consists of 10800 x 40 syllables. Many texts have titles indicating the number of syllables that it consists of. Masters of counting are often extolled in the Buddhist texts. They are said to be masters of gananâ or ganite.
The pentagram is the basic geometrical figure of the New Testament, possibly also of at least some of the Buddhist canonical texts. The figures 36, 54, 108, combined with 100 etc., certainly point in that direction, i.e. in the direction of a Pythagorean background.
Gematria, therefore, provides the key to New Testament studies.
Therefore one must start by counting.
I promised to say a few words about the title âThe New Testamentâ itself.
Again, one must start by counting.
The Greek is, of course, hê kainê diathêkê.
This is a translation of the Sanskrit Tathâgatasya kâyam, from Q, more precisely MPS 42: 10, a part of MSV.
Luke 22: 20, and Paul I Kor 2: 25 prefer the rendering hê kainê diathêkê, 7 syllables. Here Sanskrit kâyam, âbodyâ becomes Greek kainê (k-a-y-m = k-a-i-n), and di-a-thê-kê imitates ta-thâ-ga-ta-, but one dental is missing. The hê is there so that all the 7 syllables of the original are preserved. The genitive of the original is also lost in Luke and Paul.
<img src='http://www.jesusisbuddha.com/images/pentagram.gif' border='0' alt='user posted image' />