Buddhism and the spread of written language

[rex]

"By ensuring that the Buddha’s teachings were transmitted across millennia, the religion helped develop and spread printing techniques around the world – as a new exhibition reveals."

 

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20200115-how-buddhism-spread-written-language-around-the-world?fbclid=IwAR2XDX_mM2m0YLvutbycCz1uUl2s9y8LGBZ8Uukq7Hi4ZoGYIUWfYnXbeH4

 

It's like, what culture, innit?

[gatito]

25 minutes ago, rex said:

It's like, what culture, innit?

 

 

To avoid misunderstanding, I was laughing at this joke.

[silent thunder]

I'm becoming fascinated by Pali in the last few years. 

Particularly certain 'buddhist' terms and their various translations, citta, ananda etc.

[rex]

On 26/03/2020 at 9:18 PM, gatito said:

 

To avoid misunderstanding, I was laughing at this joke.

No misunderstanding, but thanks - I'm known for bad dad jokes!

On 26/03/2020 at 9:30 PM, silent thunder said:

I'm becoming fascinated by Pali in the last few years. 

Particularly certain 'buddhist' terms and their various translations, citta, ananda etc.

Yeah, dipping into a Pali glossary can be fascinating, the terms hint at a precise understanding of mental states and their mapping.