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So the tradition goes, at least… without the comparing current written version to the ‘original’ version, it’s nearly impossible to tell how accurately our curr
by mock-possum 3y ago
So the tradition goes, at least… without the comparing current written version to the ‘original’ version, it’s nearly impossible to tell how accurately our current understanding is after thousands of years.
Oral tradition is just a story, it’s not a record, the way writing is.
- skulk 3y agoit looks like you and everyone else responding to me need to go read about the Vedas. They have been passed down for millenia and contain a form of error-corrrcting code that ensures fidelity. If you dispute the accuracy of this mechanism, I'm sure some Indologists would be very curious to hear more.