July 30, 2024 at 9:39 am
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Participant
I agree, this website is the most valuable English source in the world right now. The fact that Dr. Lal has it for free speaks volumes.
As for people dismissing it because it does not match “any other interpretation of Buddhism”, keep in mind that even Gautam Buddha’s work was controversial. After attaining Buddhahood, his popularity erupted in South Asia. Many Vedas followers called him a Nāstika out of fear because he rejected their doctrine and many of the commonly held practices of that time like cast system, animal sacrifices, etc. If you are doing something right, there will always be people unhappy with you because they fear change.