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> Coriander seeds, originally prohibited to distinguish Chinese Buddhists from Hindus opposite the Himalayas, are also a no-go. Huh? Never heard of this and di

• scheme271 3y ago
  That seems a bit odd since the tibetan plateau and the Himalayas already provide a great barrier between Hindus and Chinese Buddhists. I don't think there was a lot of movement between the two based on stories like journey to west.
  • yumraj 3y ago
    > .. the Himalayas already provide a great barrier between Hindus and Chinese Buddhists. I don't think there was a lot of movement between the two based on stories like journey to west. Not sure if you're referring to Buddhism in general or Chinese Buddhism specifically. Buddha was a Hindu by birth and was born in Lumbini, present day Nepal, so India side of the Himalayas, and spread in India before spreading out to the rest of the World. [0] From the Wikipedia: He was born in Lumbini, present-day Nepal and grew up in Kapilavastu, a town in the Ganges Plain, near the modern Nepal–India border, and he spent his life in what is now modern Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are in India. Buddhism first spread in India, when many Hindus became Buddha's followers, and then to the rest of the World. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism