""I'd tend to agree with the Manimekhalai (a Dravidian work) which (if you feel a need to attribute a prior movement to the Dharma) states that Buddhism is derived from Jainism. It also gives, from the pre-Vedic perspective, where these six darshanas come from. ALL of the six prophets of these darshanas existed *before the writing of Sanskrit.* All of them.""
Of course. They are called 'Wisdom'. Which is the word 'Ved' over there. Wisdom was passed on orally from generation to generation until later it was written down. You said the exact same thing about your Zhang Zhung Nyan Gyud tradition. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/