[Advaita-l] On the date of Buddha

[Vidyasankar Sundaresan]

> 
> Perhaps the bone unearthed could be subjected to carbon dating.  Of course
> the belief would be that the bone belonged to Buddha but who can confirm it?
> 
> http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_orissa_es_lalitagiri.asp
> 

I notice that this webpage does not say that the relic belonged to the historical
Buddha. In the Buddhist monastic tradition, preservation of relics were not limited
to gautama Sakyamuni. Bones of many other monks were preserved in different
places.

Regards,
Vidyasankar
 		 	   		  
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