Regarding the accuracy of the Pali Canon
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:43 am
This thread: http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=211" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; reminds me of a story (probably by Ajahn Brahm) about how transcription can go wrong.
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Mike
A Christian monk engaged in copying texts decided to go check the earliest source against the copy he was transcribing. He returned from the basement looking very solemn. "Father, we've been wasting our time! You know where the text says 'celibate'? It's a mistake. In the original it was 'celebrate'!"
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Mike