Posted by: gwarcha December 25, 2008
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According to webster's dictionary, birth is:
"1 a: the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent b: the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb" <www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth>
Premise 4: So if one is talking about the "process of bringing forth young" in this case Prince Siddhartha aka Gautam Buddha then one can not argue that Prince Siddhartha aka Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini unless you regard them as two separate being which will be ruled out by the DNA test mentioned earlier.
Conclusion: Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini.
Any arguments against my premises are welcome.
"1 a: the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent b: the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb" <www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birth>
Premise 1: The definition of birth as understood by many
(along with Webster’s dictionary) is the process of physical birth not
spiritual. If one is to talk about the spiritual birth of a matter, one has to
specify it.
Premise 2: There is no proof that Gautam Buddha was given "birth" in
Premise 4: So if one is talking about the "process of bringing forth young" in this case Prince Siddhartha aka Gautam Buddha then one can not argue that Prince Siddhartha aka Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini unless you regard them as two separate being which will be ruled out by the DNA test mentioned earlier.
Conclusion: Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini.
Any arguments against my premises are welcome.